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Historical Event on 2/23/1997

Successful test firing of the 250-km version of the Prithvi missile.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/28/1994G-15 summit opens with only six heads of Government in New Delhi.
12/12/1991Violence in Karnataka over the centre's notification on Cauvery.
3/31/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous).
10/1/1990Constitution's 75th amendment bill to extend President's rule in Punjab for another six months fails through the first stage in Lok Sabha for want of a simple majority.
1/10/1986Pakistan decides to lift 8-year-old ban on private trade with India.
6/2/1997Saudi Boeing 747 Jumbo with 348 people on board misses the Meenambakkam international airport, Chennai and forcelands at Tambaram Air Force strip.
10/13/1999Janata Dal (United) snap ties with the BJP in Karnataka
9/29/1994Cable Television Regulation Ordinance issued.
7/23/1898Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, well known Bangla novelist, was born.
5/8/1930Gandhi followers mob Bombay to protest his arrest.