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Historical Event on 08/23/1573
Akbar left for Agra when he received the report of widespread rebellion. He arrived in Ahmedabad by forced marches on the eleventh day.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 08/23/1573 | Pieter de Carpentier, flemish Governor General of Dutch East-Indies, was born. |
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| 11/12/1929 | First Maharastrian Governor Shripad Balwant Tambe was appointed as Governor of Nagpur. |
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| 3/20/1952 | Anand Armitraj, great Indian tennis player (Brother of Vijay), was born. |
| 9/18/1972 | India becomes the top film producer of the world with 433 feature films made in 1971. |
| 9/24/1992 | India's Leander Paes defeats Britain's Jeremy Bates in the Davis Cup tie in New Delhi. |
| 3/15/1950 | Planning Commission Day. |
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| 9/10/1872 | Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj Jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, was born in village Sarodar near Jamnagar, Kathiawad. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the king of a great game"". He also played for Sussex. |
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