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Historical Event on 2/23/1993

Jnanpith Award was given to Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya).

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/23/1983Supreme Court upholds execution of criminals through hanging by rope.
7/23/1898Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, well known Bangla novelist, was born.
7/23/1898Babur won the first Panipat battle and entered in North India's capital Agra.
5/5/1986Controversial Muslim Women Bill passed by Lok Sabha.
10/24/1984First Metro Train (Underground Train) in India started between Esplanade and Bhowanipore in Calcutta city.
6/6/199614 Janata Dal legislators revolt in Karnataka against the composition of the J H Patel ministry.
12/10/1990Dr. L. P. Barbosa, Goa CM, resigns following withdrawal of support by Maharashta Gomantak Party.
7/13/1998The Government is prevented from tabling the Women's Reservation Bill.
6/11/1931Purushottam Vishnu Behre, great editor, story and novel writer, was born.
10/14/1930The Flag of Freedom' or 'Swaraj Toran' a feature film produced by Prabhat Film Co.Kolhapur was prohibited by the Censor Board on October 14, 1930 on the grounds that it was objectionable in the existing political situation. The film, however, was cleared only after deleting certain portions and the title changed to 'Udaykal'.