23
December

What Happened this Day in India History Events.

1902 The birth of Chaudhary Charan Singh, the fifth Prime Minister of the country popular as the leader of the farmers. This day is celebrated as 'Farmer's Day' in the country.
1921 Visva-Bharati University was inaugurated.
1926 Murder of Swami Shraddhanand, a proven freedom fighter, social reformer, pro-Dalit benefactor, supporter of women's education and Arya Samaj campaigner.
1968 Successful launch of country's first rocket 'Maneka'.
1995 360 people died due to fire in a school program in Mandi Dabwali area of ​​Haryana.
2000 Calcutta, the capital of West Bengal, was officially renamed Kolkata.
2008  The software company Satyam was banned by the World Bank.
2004 9th Prime Minister of India Narasimha Rao died.