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Historical Event on 1/23/1976

Gautam Buddha's lost city of Kapilavastu was found in an excavation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/22/1996Hiteshwar Saikia, chief minister of Assam (1991-96), passed away at the age of 62 years, and Dr. Bhumidhar Barman became new CM.
7/6/1960The President promulgates the ESMA, 1960.
4/12/1942Nehru pledges 'no surrender' to the Axis despite the rejection of Britain's plans at New Delhi.
2/24/1946Mrs. Kashibai and Mrs. Babbai Lakshman, freedom fighters, were shot dead by the police.
8/7/1871Abanindranath Tagore, great modern artist and painter, was born at Jorasanko in Calcutta.
12/5/1999India's Yukta Mookhey is crowned Miss World.
4/29/1979Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 93.
1/20/1988Shiv Charan Mathur sworn in as CM of Rajasthan.
2/2/1862Pandit Shambhunath was the first Indian to become Judge of Indian High Court.
8/20/1997Lata Mangeshkar receives the Fifth Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award from the President.