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Historical Event on 2/23/1996
North-Eastern Development Finance Corporation inaugurated.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/23/1996 | Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India . |
| 6/29/1908 | Pratapsing Gaekwad, Prince of Baroda, was born. |
| 3/3/2000 | Nitish Kumar, Samata Party leader, sworn in Bihar Chief Minister. Governor V.C. Pande's decision evokes widespread criticism. |
| 9/16/2000 | In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution. |
| 4/17/1945 | Gandhiji, in a statement regarding the ensuing San Francisco Conference, says that 'peace is impossible without equality and freedom of India'. Also demands a just peace for Germany and Japan. |
| 5/8/1933 | Gandhi starts hunger strike to protest the British repression of untouchables. |
| 12/1/1942 | No. 8 Squadron was raised meanwhile, absorbing the remaining coastal defence flight personnel. |
| 10/4/1997 | Two top executives of Turkish firm 'Karsan', accused in Rs. 133 crore urea import scam case, were remanded to police custody. |
| 8/7/1980 | Mother Teresa visits the poor in Bronx at New York. |
| 10/2/1950 | Persis Khambatta, famous actress (Star Trek, Megaforce), was born in Bombay. |
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