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Historical Event on 1/23/1999

An Australian missionary, Graham Stewart Staines, and his two sons Philip and Timothy are burnt to death by miscreants near Manoharpur village in Orissa's Keonjhar district.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1926Martial law is declared in Calcutta as rioting continues.
6/1/1947Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born.
10/12/1952Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s vs New Zealand.
7/7/1937Jagdish Prasad Goenka, great industrialist, was born in Calcutta.
4/2/1948Communist leader S.A. Dange arrested in Bombay.
12/23/1920King George V signs Home Rule Act.
5/4/1998India is placed on the US Special 309 watch list.
7/9/1969India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus).
1/1/1992Petrol and diesel price hiked in 11 states to make it uniform all over the country.
6/18/1946First Satyagraha movement was started for Goa liberation from the Portuguese.