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Historical Event on 4/23/1926

Madhavrao Sapre, great political leader, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/18/1775Warren Hastings expressed doubt of hanging Nandkumar.
8/9/1970Trailokyanath Chakravarty died in Delhi.
9/26/1931At Lancashire, Gandhi sees textile workers hurt by Indian boycott but says home spinning must go on.
12/12/1989Air Chief Marshal (retd.) Arjan Singh named Delhi Lt. Governor.
6/13/1992Purushottam Diwakar Dhavle, famous journalist, passed away.
1/1/1956No. 20 Squadron, Indian Air Force's first jet squadron equipped with Vampires, was formed and christened 'The Lightnings'.
12/19/19842,500 killed in Bhopal gas tragedy.
6/7/1979Bhaskara-I, first experimental satellite for Earth resources/meteorology remote sensing and the Second Satellite of India, launched. This satellite carried TV and microwave cameras. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle 'Intercosmos'.
1/28/1900General K.M. Cariappa, first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, was born at Sanivara, Santhai (Coorg).
7/19/1955Roger Michael Humphery Binny, Indian medium-pace all-rounder early eighties, was born at Bangalore.