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Historical Event on 5/23/1903

Gemini Roy, famous Painter, joined Government School of Arts and Crafts at Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/15/1997Yaseen Malik, All-Party Hurriyat Conference leader, was released from Tihar jail.
9/2/1946Jawaharlal Nehru, was sworn in as the Prime Minister of the Interim Government of Undivided india, against Partition.
6/10/1997Three Indians - Kumaramangalam Birla, Ratan Tata and Dhirubhai Ambani - figure in the list of Asia's top 100 super rich.
3/25/1898Swami Vivekanand accepted Sister Nivedita as his disciple.
5/16/1946Gandhiji's Cabinet Mission announces Plan.
7/25/2000Two Indians Aruna Roy from Rajasthan and Jockin Arputham, founder of the Indian National Slum Dwellers' Association, chosen for the Ramon Magsaysay award for public service.
6/1/1972Space Commission and Department of Space was set up. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) brought under Department of Space (DOS).
3/21/1993The 68 km Mangalore-Udupi stretch of the west coast Konkan rail line opened by the PM.
9/2/1998Nishant, the pilotless training aircraft developed by DRDO, is successfully flown from Chandipore.
11/1/2000T. R. Prasad was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He holds this office till date.