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Historical Event on 1/23/1909

New direct 7,000-mile telegraphic link with India is hailed as a great achievement at London.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1973Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were renamed as Lakshadweep, and Masker (Mysore) state renamed as Karnataka.
7/14/1854Mahendranath Gupt, follower of Ramkrishna Paramahans, was born.
5/10/1927Nayantara Sahgal, famous writer and social reformer, was born.
12/31/1941Milkha Singh Govindsingh Amritsar, cricketer (brother of Kripal Singh, Indian batsman in 4 Tests), was born in Madras.
1/6/1989Lord Sudhindra Prasanna Sinha died.
12/25/1995First major multi-organ transplant in the country performed in Apollo Hospital in Madras.
4/27/1960Presidential orders were issued on the report of the Committee of Parliament on official Languages which includes issues relating to preparation of terminology (Hindi glossaries, Hindia translation of codes and procedural literature, imparting training in Hindi to employees propagation of Hindi, language of bills, language to be used in the Supreme Court and High Court etc).
1/18/1913Gandhiji refers in ''Indian Opinion'' the possibility of return home to India by mid-year.
3/5/1991Congress threatens to withdraw support to the minority government of Chandrasekhar on the issue of police surveillance in Rajiv Gandhi's residence.
2/11/2001Objective type paper scheduled in 28 cities in India.