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Historical Event on 8/23/1947

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was sworn is as the Deputy Prime Minister of India.

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12/10/1948Human Rights Day.
9/20/1989IPKF suspends its operations against LTTE in Sri Lanka. LTTE, in turn, ceases all operations against the Indian armed forces.
1/26/1961Special stamps dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the Champion of Liberty series issued by the United States postal department.
1/7/1994The whole nation pays homage to Kanchi's beloved 'peripatetic tapasvin sage', Shri Shri Shankaracharya Chandrashekharendra, who died on this date during his 100th year.
1/18/1994Narasimha Rao decides to retain Veerappa Moily as Karnataka CM.
12/16/1770Ludwig Van Beethoven, greatest musician, poet and innovator, was born.
10/25/2000The BJP Legislature Party in UP elects Rajnath Singh its leader.
2/1/1881Cambridge Missionaries founded St. Stephen's College in Delhi.
12/10/1945Aust Services lose third Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts.
10/25/1983Technical Cell constituteded with a view to promote the use of official language Hindi on mechanical or electronic devices.