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Historical Event on 4/23/1938

Viceroy Lord Linlithgow opens the hydro-electric scheme at Malakand.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1781British troops defeated Hyder Ali's progress. He was checked by Eyree Coote after the battle of Porto Novo and becamed subdued.
2/2/1953All India Khadi and Village Industries Board started in New Delhi.
12/15/1997Orissa Janata Dal unit splits with 29 of 43 Legislature Party members forming 'Biju Janata Dal'.
6/1/1842Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali officer and litterateur, was born.
4/15/1948Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh was created by the merger of some 30 small ruling states.
7/13/1998The Government is prevented from tabling the Women's Reservation Bill.
12/8/1998An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award.
9/9/1999Mahesh Bhupathi and Ai Sugiyama won the mixed doubles title in the U.S. Open.
5/9/1995Militants set Charar township on fire in the vicinity of the Charar-e-Sherif shrine. More than 1,000 houses burnt.
5/1/1993Narayan Ganesh Goray, socialist stalwart, 86, passed away in Pune.