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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
9/7/1906Bank of India, the first Indian bank, was registered.
2/13/1991Muslim League leaves the UDF in Kerala.
6/13/1909E. M. S. Namboodiripad was born in Palghat in Kerala.
4/12/1801Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab.
10/9/1999Sunil Kumar and Sai Jayalakshmy won the men's and women's titles respectively in the National Tennis championship in Delhi. Akshay Vishal Rao emerged boys' under-18 champion.
7/12/1998India will not reverse the nuclear programme, declared Mr. Vajpayee.
7/29/1987India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play.
5/9/1917Fighting breaks out at Kharkwasta in the north-west frontier of India.
2/5/1968Narottam Nagar, veteran hindi writer, passed away.
2/9/1874Govind Tryambak Darekar, Marathi poet, was born.