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Historical Event on 2/23/1993
Jnanpith Award was given to Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/25/1996 | Kathapurushan' wins best film national award. |
| 8/11/1954 | Madireddy Venkateshwar Narasimha Rao, cricketer (Indian leg-spin all-rounder 1978-79), was born in Secunderabad. |
| 9/11/1999 | India's Sachin Ratti won the men's singles title in the New Zealand International Badminton championship, defeating top seed and world No. 23 Rio Suryana of Australia in the final. |
| 6/6/1997 | U.S. Congress honours Mother Teresa with a gold medal. |
| 5/1/1922 | Madhu Limaye, great politician, freedom fighter, writer and national leader, was born at Pune, Maharashtra. |
| 4/15/1932 | Suresh Shridhar Bhat, famous poet, was born. |
| 9/20/1928 | Narayan Guru ""Nanu"" of Kerala entered in maha Samadhi. His teachings are held in great reverence even today. |
| 2/16/1745 | Thorle Madhavrao, fourth Peshwa in Maratha kingdom, was born. |
| 6/26/1995 | Madhya Pradesh declared ""Tiger State"" as it homes one sixth of the world's tiger population. |
| 4/22/1991 | Arun Nehru and Arif Mohammed Khan expelled from Janata Dal. |
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