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Historical Event on 8/23/1994

Former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan possessed a nuclear bomb and warned that an attack by India could start a nuclear war in Pakistan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/3/1890Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, was born at Varanasi.
9/14/1803Lord Lake was captured Delhi.
10/10/1964Olympics opened at Tokyo
7/5/1993Supreme Court dismisses the stay petition of Union Government regarding lifting of ban on the RSS and the Bajrang Dal by the Babri Tribunal.
11/11/1991Supreme Court declares the Anti-Defection Law as constitutional but holds that decisions of Presiding Officers under the law could be subjected to judicial review.
3/1/1962Gaya University renamed as Magadh University.
5/7/1973Shivkumar Batalvi, famous Punjabi poet, died.
1/6/1953Stalin Peace Prize awarded to Dr. S. Kitchlew.
7/15/1902Judge K. Subba Rao, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
5/25/1996DMK-led coalition ministry headed by R.V. Janakiraman sworn in Pondicherry.