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Historical Event on 1/23/1975

Omeo Kumar Das, one of the great patriots of Assam, passed away at the age of 81. He selflessly worked for the tea plantation workers and made efforts to get them better living standards. He translated Gandhiji's autobiography ""My Experiments with Truth"" in Assamese language.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/7/1990Krishan Kant became the Governor of Andhra Pradesh till 21/08/1997.
2/2/1835Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction.
4/12/1992The 350-tonne Buddha statue salvaged from the Hussain Sagar where it had sunk in 1990.
7/30/1995Notification issued for the constitution of Jharkhand Autonomous District Council.
1/26/1876Railway route started between Mumbai and Calcutta.
9/6/1903Russia increases import duties on Indian and Ceylon tea in retaliation for British import policies in Moscow.
7/14/1928Bedabrata Barua, educationist, social reformer and politician, was born.
6/8/2000Bomb blasts rock churches in three states (A.P, Karnataka and Goa).
2/14/1891Stephen Smith, greatest pioneer of air borne mail, was born at Strawberry Hill, Shillong, Assam.
2/24/1986Rukmini Devi passed away.