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Historical Event on 12/23/1995

400 people, mostly children and their parents, die in a fire that broke out during the Annual Day celebrations of DAV Public School. The fire was suspected to be caused due to electric short-circuit in Mandi Dabwali, Haryana.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/22/1913Lakshmikant Jha, Governor of Jammu and Kashmir state and international famed ecomonist, was born.
3/21/1939Gandhi calls on world to disarm, thinks Hitler would follow.
2/4/1628Shahjahan was enthroned and proclaimed emperor at Agra.
11/24/1930Chandrakant Trimbak Patankar, cricketer ( wicket keeper in one Test India vs NZ 1955-56), was born in Pen, Maharashtra.
8/14/1987A soldier in a guard of honor attacks Indian Prime Minister Gandhi with his rifle butt at Sri Lanka.
2/1/1972International Airports Authority of India established.
1/5/1952U.S. signs five-year accord to give India $ 50 mil. for economic development in New Delhi.
3/3/1948B. S. Munje, founder of Bhosla Military School, passed away.
5/31/1987Daman and Diu to remain as union territories after Goa becomes the 25th state of India.
6/20/1996Govt. of India declares at Geneva conference on 'Global Ban On Nuclear Testing' that it won't sign the CTBT.