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Historical Event on 2/23/1946

Some 300,000 Indians joined in anti-British demonstrations today in the wake of yesterday's violent riots in the city of Bombay. Indian Navy rebels. A day of terror and rebellion saw Indian Navy members turn against their British officers firing machine guns.

Other Historical Dates and Events
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10/26/1890Martyr Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi was born at Allahabad. He was also the editor of revolutionary weekly 'Pratap'.
6/4/1993The Babri tribunal strikes down ban on RSS and Bajrang Dal and upholds outlawing of VHP.
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11/2/1971Roberto Fernandes, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Goa.
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4/18/1904Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Group, was born.
11/15/1991Import curbs on capital goods relaxed.