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Historical Event on 1/23/1997

50,000 miners in Orissa lose jobs as 57 mines are closed down.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/2/1953Government set up a Board of Editors under Dr. Syed Mahmood to prepare a history of Freedom Movement in India.
9/10/2000Marat Safin wins the men's singles in the US open championship.
10/6/1997International Commodity Exchange Division of the India Pepper and Spice Trade Association in Kochi opened.
7/18/1857The Calcutta, Mumbai and Madras Universities were established.
1/22/1980Bal Ram Jakhar elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
10/16/1922M.V. Desai, social reformer and journalist, was born.
12/31/1993Manipur placed under President's rule; Bangarappa launches Karnataka Congress Party.
10/11/1737A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives.
12/27/1976The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members who laid down their lives to repulsed several waves of Japanese attacks. Advance Base Depot is shifted to Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 April 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
5/21/1994The Union Government imposes blanket ban on capitation fee for admission to private professional colleges.