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Historical Event on 11/23/1946

Kailasham Tyagraj Paramshiv, famous Kannada dramatist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
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4/12/1913Gandhiji in Indian Opinion draws attention to new Immigration Bill's failure to fulfil terms of Provisional Settlement of 1911. Kasturba decides to join Passive Resistance struggle.
2/18/1944Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Institute' established.
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3/21/1979Morarji Desai, PM, inaugurated the Backward Classes Commission in New Delhi.
9/5/1988The country goes without newspapers on this day as the entire newspaper industry had protested against the Defamation Bill.
6/23/1984An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid.