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Historical Event on 1/23/1993

British PM John Major arrives in India on an official visit.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/19/1977World's largest crowd--12.7 million--gather for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'.
5/5/1966Jan Congress Party was established in Orissa.
7/4/1897Nanaksingh, famous Punjabi novelist, was born in a Hindu family in village Chak Hamid, Tehsil Dadan Khan, District Jhelum (now in Pakistan).
12/3/1993Bahadur Prasad wins silver in 1500 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila.
4/27/1996General Election (11th) of India begins.
2/15/1993India regains ""Rubber"" after 6 years by beating England by an innings and 70 runs at Madras.
12/14/1969Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) v Australia at Calcutta.
12/5/1999India's Yukta Mookhey is crowned Miss World.
4/1/1985Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture was established during the 7th Plan period. The Institute started functioning independently since April 1987. The Headquarters of the Institute are located in Chennai with field and farm facilities at Muttukadu and three Research Centres at Kakdwip(West Bengal), Puri(Orissa) and Narakkal (Kerala).
5/25/1954Maharshee Rajratna 'Manikrao' (Gajanan Yashwant Manik), physical expert, passed away.