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Historical Event on 12/23/1995

400 people, mostly children and their parents, die in a fire that broke out during the Annual Day celebrations of DAV Public School. The fire was suspected to be caused due to electric short-circuit in Mandi Dabwali, Haryana.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/3/1998The first geo-scientific data centre of the country is inaugurated at the Geological Survey of India.
11/24/1926Aurobindo Ghose, former I.C.S. and revolutionary, attained full enlightenment I.e 'Purna Siddhi'.
5/4/1990Supreme Court directs Central Government to set up a Tribunal to resolve Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
4/3/1994S.Bangarappa, former CM, launches his Karnataka Congress Party.
1/3/1997Jayalalitha, former Tamil Nadu CM, inprisoned for 27 days, released on bail.
4/13/1982Pandit Parmanand, founder member of `Gather Party', passed away.
1/6/1987Jaidev, famous music director, passed away.
10/31/2000The Income Tax Department 'indicts' five cricketers - Kapil Dev, Ajay Jadeja, Manoj Prabhakar, Nikhil Chopra and Ajay Sharma - for tax evasion and concealment of income earned through ""dubious sources'
4/24/1888Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, was born at Hajo.
2/15/1993India regains ""Rubber"" after 6 years by beating England by an innings and 70 runs at Madras.