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Historical Event on 9/23/1911

Rappal Sangmeshwar Krishnan, noted physics expert of India, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/22/1680Rana Rajsingh, king of Mewad, died.
12/5/1998Jaswant Singh and Pramod Mahajan take over as the new Foreign Minister and Minister for Information and Broadcasting. Jagmohan takes over as Minister for Communications.
2/11/1998The Punjab police unearth a plot to kill Prime Minister I. K. Gujral, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, and Congress(I) leader Sonia Gandhi by a pro-Khalistan militant group.
1/10/199526th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay.
11/13/1908Yeshwantrao Hindurao Ghorpade, former ruler and great industrialist, was born.
11/29/1991Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath vs Australia at Gabba.
12/11/1971The elite para-commandos and parachute battalions -India's 'Red Devils', as they are affectionately called, have an unsurpassed ethos and elan of their own. 2 Para Battalion executed a superb airborne assault operation at Tangail in East Pakistan, which was the first of its kind in the subcontinent.
12/25/1926Dharmavir Bharti, journalist and editor of Dharmyug, was born. His famous books are ""Gunahon Ka Devta"" and ""Suraj Ka Satwa Ghoda"".
9/9/1872Sarladevi Chaudharani, Bengali poet, was born.
9/1/1965Pakistan launched Operation 'Grand Slam' in Chhamb sector aimed at Akhnoor in Jammu. Indians had battled Pakistanis in air and on ground at Kashmir.