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Historical Event on 2/23/1946

Some 300,000 Indians joined in anti-British demonstrations today in the wake of yesterday's violent riots in the city of Bombay. Indian Navy rebels. A day of terror and rebellion saw Indian Navy members turn against their British officers firing machine guns.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/21/1956Strikes and demonstrations held in Bihar and Orissa in protest of the government's intention to revise state boundaries.
2/16/1982Sibnath Banerjee, great social worker and leader, passed away.
3/10/1904Raghunath Gopal Kokaje, great Hindi writer, was born at Bhoka, district Ratnagiri.
8/15/1995P.V Narasimha Rao introduces the mid-day meal scheme for the primary school children under the Central Government Welfare Programme.
3/8/1864Hari Narayan Apte, a well known Marathi writer who popularised social and historical themes in his novels, was born. He presided over the 8th Marathi Sahitya Sammelen in 1912.
3/11/1999Indian Davis Cup player and Asian Games gold medallist Gaurav Natekar announced in Mumbai his retirement from competitive tennis.
6/6/1997U.S. Congress honours Mother Teresa with a gold medal.
1/11/1960Pakistan and India agree on disputed boundary between Punjab and W. at Pakistan.
4/9/1669Aurangzeb issued a general order all the schools and temples of the infidels.
1/26/199921 dalits are gunned down by the Ranbit Sena in Jahanabad district in Bihar.