23rd May- What Happened Today In History?

What Happened Today In History?

Find out what happened on 23rd May 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 occurred on 23rd May.

Famous Birthdays in History on this day:

Gayatri Devi (23 May 1919 − 29 July 2009), often styled as Maharani Gayatri Devi, Rajmata of Jaipur, was born as Princess Gayatri Devi of Cooch Behar. She was the third Maharani of Jaipur from 1939 to 1970 through her marriage to HH Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II. Following India’s independence and the subsequent abolition of the princely states, she became an extremely successful politician.
Sameer Kochhar is an Indian actor and model who appears in Bollywood films. He started his acting career in 2005 with the film, Zeher. Kochhar made his Bollywood film debut in 2005 with Mohit Suri’s film Zeher. In 2006, he appeared in films.
Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao (born 23 May 1942), known popularly as K. Raghavendra, is an Indian film director. As of 2006, Raghavendra Rao has directed 106 films. His most recent film Sri Ramadasu was a major commercial success.

Death anniversaries on 23rd May:

Bhargavi Prabhanjan Rao (14 August 1944 – 23 May 2008), a Sahitya Akademi Awardee, was an eminent translator in Telugu Literature. She was actively involved in Translating various works of celebrated author and playwright Girish Karnad.
Madhav Krishnaji Mantri (born September 1, 1921) is a former Indian cricketer who played in four Tests from 1951 to 1955. Born in Nasik, Maharashtra, he was a right-handed opening batsman and specialist wicket-keeper who represented Bombay.

Notable Events:

1984- Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman and fifth woman in the world to reach on top of Mount Everest.
1997-The body of controversial former chief of Tarn Taran district police Ajit Singh Sandhu is recovered from rail tracks near Bhakharpur About 30 km from Chandigarh.
1996-In second phase of elections in Kashmir valley, Anantnag and Baramulla parliamentary constituencies go to the polls.