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Historical Event on 12/23/1959

Edward Fredrick Lindlewood Halifax ""Irwin Lord"", English viscount and Governor General of India (1925-1931), died at the age of 78.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/20/1990India and Pakistan agree not to attack each other's nuclear installations.
1/12/1708Shahu was crowned as the Maratha ruler. Shahu, son of Sambhaji, entered Satara and released Aurangzeb's son Azam the previous year.
11/12/1958Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
6/27/1998Mr. Nikhil Chakravartty, journalist and chairman of Prasar Bharati, dies in New Delhi at 84.
2/1/1948Marathi Sanshodhan Mandal' established.
1/27/1989M. Karunanidhi sworn in as DMK CM in Tamil Nadu.
11/18/1727Maharaja Jai Singh-II of Amber laid the stone of Jaipur City. Vidyadhar Chakravarty of Bengal was the architect of the first planned city in India.
9/3/1953Laxmanrao Parvatkar (Khaprumama), famous Tabla player, passed away.
5/30/1995Notification issued for the constitution of Jharkhand Autonomous District Council.
1/23/1976Gautam Buddha's lost city of Kapilavastu was found in an excavation.