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Historical Event on 2/23/1962
The Cholera Research Centre was established at Calcutta (renamed as the National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases in 1979).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/19/1970 | Bhupinder Singh Jr, cricketer (Punjab & Indian ODI batsman), was born. |
| 4/16/1930 | Rioting continues in India as British police fire on mob of 10,000. |
| 9/10/1924 | K.T. Gopalkrishnan, famous Hindi writer, was born at Azhicode. |
| 3/31/1997 | The Bombay Stock Exchange crashes by 300 points. |
| 8/17/1944 | Indian Viceroy Viscount Wavell rejects Gandhi's request to discuss war support in return for Indian independence. |
| 2/4/1993 | D. C. Kothari, famous scientist and educationalist, passed away. |
| 5/18/1946 | Gandhiji discusses Plan with Cabinet Mission. |
| 10/1/1903 | Sachindev Burman (S. D. Burman), famous film music director, was born. |
| 7/1/1961 | Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal. |
| 5/29/1987 | Chaudhary Charan Singh, former Prime Minister, leader of farmers and freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 85 yrs. |
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