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Historical Event on 2/23/1997

Successful test firing of the 250-km version of the Prithvi missile.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/1974Durgadas, famous Indian journalist, passed away.
2/9/1991India holds the last decennial census of the century.
4/18/1959Premier Chou En-lai insists Tibetan Dalai Lama was abducted to India.
10/17/1979Supreme Court stays the execution of all death sentences.
10/31/1997Autonomous Prasar Bharati with enough muscle to get Government off its back is promised by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Jaipal Reddy, while announcing changes to Prasar Bharati Act in New Delhi.
9/24/1914Janardan Swami was born.
1/23/1993British PM John Major arrives in India on an official visit.
12/4/1992RBI devalues Rupee by 1.18% against the US dollar. India emerges overall champions with 10 golds; 8 silver and 14 bronzes in the 4th Asian Junior Athletic meet in New Delhi.
9/9/1941Syed Abid Ali, great Indian medium pace-bowler and all-rounder, was born at Hyderabad.
12/16/1992The Parliament adopts resolution condemning the demolition of the mosque at Ayodhya and centre appoints a one-man judicial commission to enquire into the Ayodhya incidents.