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Historical Event on 6/23/1920

Kesri Jagannathrao Joshi, senior leader of Janata Party in Karnataka, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/1996Rusi Modi, cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), passed away.
12/1/1997At least 61 persons, including 22 women and 17 children, belonging to SC and extremely backward communities are gunned down by banned private army of feudal landlords, Ranbir Sena, at Bathe-Lakshmanpur village in Bihar's Jehanabad district.
9/11/1913Waman Ganesh Talwalkar, Marathi journalist and story writer, was born.
10/14/1953Raghunath Dhondo Karve, Family Planning and Sex Education preacher, died.
5/4/1854The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established.
6/25/1943No. 8 Squadron started functioning absorbing the remaining coastal defence flight personnel, and also issued with a vengeance to achieve operational status.
7/1/1984Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, died at the age of 101.
7/17/1930Lord Irwin,British Viceroy, allows Indian moderates to visit Gandhi in prison.
8/20/1996India defeat Pakistan in Under-15 World Challenge Final at Lord's, England.
7/24/2000S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad.