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Historical Event on 12/23/1889

Mehr Chand Mahajan, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/13/1830Raja Ram Mohun Roy and Alexander Duff, in 1921 Scottish Church College, General Assembly s Institution was established with only five students, where teaching of the Bible took an important part.
8/27/1992The President issues two ordinances making it mandatory for new medical and dental colleges to obtain prior approval of the Medical and Dental Councils of India before their establishment.
11/3/1991India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) 'Trishul' successfully tested.
6/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana.
12/5/1998Jaswant Singh and Pramod Mahajan take over as the new Foreign Minister and Minister for Information and Broadcasting. Jagmohan takes over as Minister for Communications.
8/13/1928Nationalists issue a draft constitution calling for dominion status and a two-chamber parliament.
12/7/1979First International Children's Films Festival was held in Bombay.
10/10/1964Olympics opened at Tokyo
2/5/1992Ajit Singh elected 'real J.D.' President.
4/5/1987The centenary of Bombay Fire Brigade was celebrated. (CIVIC).