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Historical Event on 3/23/1997

10 Dalits killed in Kab village of Bihar by Ranbir Sena, a pro-landlord extremist organisation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/2/2000Justice A. M. Ahmadi, former Chief Justice of India, appointed Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award.
9/29/1992Forex norms relaxed for wide range of purposes.
3/6/1995Arun Tamhankar, great journalist, died.
12/26/1989Keshav Shankar Pillai, international fame cartoonist, painter, writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away.
9/22/1979Israel conducts nuclear test at Indian Ocean.
10/1/1932Indian Milatary Academy became functional with Brigadier LP Collins, DSO, OBE as the Commandant. The first course of 40 GCs had on its rolls Sam Manekshaw, Smith Dun and Mohd Musa, later to be Chiefs of the armies of their respective countries, i.e. India, Burma (now Myanmar) and Pakistan. This training was for a period of two and a half years.
3/29/1963Siyaramsharan Gupt, great autor of Hindi language, died.
5/2/1981Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the architect of modern Himachal Pradesh and an energetic Chief Minister, passed away.
2/9/1757In a treaty between Lord Clive and Siraj Ud Daulah, Clive was authorised to safe guard (Killa Bandi) and open mint at Calcutta. Nawab had paid compensation to British Army.
8/17/1947The first British troop leaves for England after Indian independence.