23rd August – What Happened Today In History?

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Today In History?

Find out what happened on the 23rd of August in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occur 23rd of August

Krishnakumar Kunnath (born August 23, 1968), also known as KK, is an Indian playback singer. He is a prominent singer in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil films. Born in Delhi to C. S Menon and Kanakavalli, a Malayali couple, Krishnakumar Kunnath was brought up in New Delhi.

Malaika Arora Khan (born on 23 August 1973), also known as Malaika Arora, is an Indian model, actress, television personality and former MTV VJ. She is one of India’s top item girls. She is most famous for her dance on the song “Chaiyya Chaiyya” (1998), more recently, “Munni Badnaam Hui” (2010).

Saira Banu (born 23 August 1944), also known as Saira Bano, is an Indian Bollywood actress and the wife of the film actor Dilip Kumar. She acted in many Bollywood films between 1960 and 1980.

Gauhar Khan (born 23 August 1981, Pune, Maharashtra) is an Indian model, VJ and actress, most known for her prominent role in Ranbir Kapoor starrer, Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009). She is the sister of television actress Nigaar Z Khan. In 2010.

Dr. Balram Jakhar (born 23 August 1923) is a well-known Indian politician and parliamentarian and former Governor of Madhya Pradesh. He was born in Jat family of Jakhar clan in Panchkosi village of Firozpur district in Punjab now in Abohar on 23 August 1923.

Death Anniversaries on 23rd August

Dr. K. Ayyappa Paniker, sometimes spelt “Ayyappa Panicker” (September 12, 1930 – August 23, 2006) was an influential Malayalam poet, literary critic, and an academic and a scholar in modern and post-modern literary theories as well as ancient Indian aesthetics and literary traditions.

Phanindranath Rangarajan Kumaramangalam (May 12, 1952 – August 23, 2000) was a prominent politician of the Indian National Congress and later the Bharatiya Janata Party and a Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from the Salem constituency from 1984 to 1996 and Tiruchirapalli constituency from 1998 to 2000.

A N Murthy Rao (June 16, 1900—August 23, 2003) was an eminent Kannada author. Bearing a rather long name of Akkihebbalu Narasimha Murthy Rao, he indeed lived to a ripe old age.