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Historical Event on 12/23/1959
Edward Fredrick Lindlewood Halifax ""Irwin Lord"", English viscount and Governor General of India (1925-1931), died at the age of 78.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/30/1959 | Uranium Metal Project started producing Uranium at Trombay, Mumbai. |
| 1/21/1820 | Dalpat Rai, modern Gujrati poet, was born. |
| 4/11/1999 | India successfully test-fires the extended range ''Agni-II'' missile, bridging a key gap in its minimum nuclear deterrent profile. |
| 3/1/1775 | Purandhar Treaty was singed between Nana Phadnavis and British Army. |
| 12/10/1993 | The residence of Mahatma Phule was declared a national monument. |
| 12/27/1936 | Golden Jublee Session of Indian National Congress, under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, held at Faizpur urging India to strike at British imperialism. |
| 1/1/1903 | A vast crowd thronged the great plain outside Delhi today, waiting to hear the declaration that King Edward VII was Emperor of India. The crowd, clothed in brilliantly colored garments, was largely composed of common people who had come to the durbar to see India's princes pledge their fealty to the Emperor . The Duke of Connaught, representing King Edward, sat on the left of the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon of Kedleston, who sat on a throne surrounded by giant silver footstools. Lord Curzon spoke briefly, then read a message from the King, who expressed regret at not being present at the durbar and his wishes for ""the increasing prosperity of my Indian Empire."" Among the dignitaries in the amphi-theater were 600 veterans of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857-58. |
| 12/10/1989 | Janardan Swami passed away. |
| 9/5/1904 | Bhalchandra Pandharinath Bahirat, editor and expert of Saint literature, was born. |
| 9/26/1793 | Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist and social worker, was born in Kona village, 24 Parganas (north), West Bengal. |
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