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Historical Event on 3/23/1995

Shakti Chattopadhyay, famous poet, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/20/1993Captain Karamjeet Singh, first Pramveer Chakra Awardee, passed away.
3/21/1996Supreme Court holds that attempt to suicide and its abetment would continue to be punishable offences.
9/10/1996Central Ethical Committee of ICMR on Human Research, constituted under the Chairmanship of Justice (Retired) M.N. Venkatachaliah, held its first meeting. Several sub committees were constituted to address specific topics viz. Epidemiological Research, Clinical Evaluation of Products to be Used on Humans, Organ Transplantation; Human Genetics, etc.
1/26/1950Government of India accepted the National Emblem. It consisted of Head of Lion which is taken from Ashok piller situated near Sarnath.
10/2/1979Operation (Milk) Flood-II launched.
12/16/2000Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International.
3/13/1991President R. Venkataraman dissolves the Lok Sabha.
12/27/1797Mirza Ghalib, great urdu poet and writer, was born at Agra.
3/5/1999Geet Sethi won the 1999 World matchplay billiards championship in Midsomer Norton.
3/13/1963Indian Govenment announced 'Arjun Awards' to boost the morale of various sports personalities.