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Historical Event on 2/23/1998
Raman Lamba, former Indian Test cricketer, passed away in Dhaka, three days after being hit on the head while close-in fielding.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/17/1999 | India and the United States begin high level consultations to find ways on countering terrorism. |
| 7/6/1998 | Salman Khursheed is appointed the new UPCC(I) chief. While Tindivanam K. Ramamurthy is the new TNCC(I) chief, Sat Mahajan has been appointed HPCC(I) president. |
| 8/15/1985 | Accord reached on the Assam foreign nationals issue, agitation called off. |
| 11/1/1948 | An Indian brigade group supported by the 7th Cavalry (Stuart tanks) broke through the Great Himalayan Range at Zojila to drive out the invaders from Ladakh district. At approximately 3,500 metres, this was the highest point in the history of warfare that tanks had operated. |
| 2/19/1855 | U. V. Swaminathan Iyyer, mahamahopadhyay Tamil author, was born. |
| 4/3/1994 | B. Rachaiah,Kerala Governor, takes charge of Goa. |
| 5/3/1997 | Vijay Pradhan, additional senior counsel for Srikrishna Commission probing 1992-93 riots in Mumbai, resigns. He is not allowed to cross-examine Chief Minister Manohar Joshi. |
| 5/7/1912 | Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati novelist and story writer, was born. |
| 5/16/1999 | Senior Congress leaders oppose Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister. |
| 12/1/1965 | Border Security Force was organised, which would be armed and trained to man the International Border with Pakistan. |
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