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Historical Event on 8/23/1989
Pandit Krishnarao Shankarrao, great singer of 'Gwalher Gharana', passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/31/1994 | Punjab and Haryana High Court orders plastic surgery to remove 'Jebkatri' (pickpocket) tattooed on the forehead of four women by Amritsar Police. |
| 5/26/1983 | R. V. Marathe, father of Postal Index, passed away. |
| 5/26/1983 | Bahadur Tair, under their leader Mongol of Hulagu Khan, captured Lahore. |
| 11/10/1991 | South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India. |
| 6/18/1989 | India and Pakistan decide to end the five-year-old confrontation in Siachen Glacier area by redeploying their forces. |
| 3/18/1996 | President confers gallantry awards on 65 personnel of the defence forces. |
| 7/2/1999 | The Indian Army launches a three pronged attack on Kargil. India is firm on Pakistan pullout from the area. |
| 7/23/1997 | India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. |
| 2/15/1924 | Mahinder Singh, social worker, was born at Amritsar. |
| 7/19/1938 | Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, great Indian space scientist and mathematician, was born at Kolhapur, Maharashtra. |
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