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Historical Event on 7/23/1990

Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Indian Prime Minister and Gorbachev sign joint declaration committing their countries to building a nuclear-free and non-violent world in the first Indian-Soviet summit in the post-Gorbachev Soviet Union in Moscow.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/2/1997A division bench of Mumbai High Court holds that a married woman of a joint Hindu family can stake a claim to her father's property.
1/21/1993Biren Roy, follower of Netaji Subhashchandra Bose, passed away.
4/12/1983Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' wins 8 Oscars.
2/14/2000Mr. B. Rachaiah (78), former Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Goa, died in a hospital in Bangalore.
7/6/1930Balmurlikrishna, famous singer, was born.
3/26/1977Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet.
5/13/1648Construction of the Red Fort at Dehli was completed.
1/26/1950India became a Republic within the British Commonwealth and the Indian Air Force dropped its ""Royal"" prefix. At this time, it possessed six fighter squadrons of Spitfires, Vampires and Tempests, operating from Kanpur, Poona, Ambala and Palam, one B-24 bomber squadron, one C-47 Dakota transport squadron, one AOP flight, a communications squadron at Palam and a growing training organisation.
8/15/1955Satyagrah started for the freedom of Goa.
5/13/1962Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President.