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Today In History?
Find out what happened on the 23rd of November 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 November
Śri Sathya Sai Baba (born as Sathyanarayana Raju (23 November 1926 – 24 April 2011) was an Indian guru, spiritual figure, mystic, philanthropist and educator. He claimed to be the reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi who was considered a spiritual saint and a miracle worker, whose teachings were an eclectic blend of Hindu and Muslim beliefs, and who died in 1918.
Naga Chaitanya is an Indian film actor who stars in Telugu films. He made his debut in the 2009 college film, Josh. His second film was, Gautham Menon’s Ye Maaya Chesave with his portrayal of a love-torn film director winning him critical acclaim.
Sajid Khan (born Sajid Kamran Khan on November 23, 1971 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is an Indian film-maker, actor, film director, script writer, talk show host and presenter and the younger brother of Bollywood choreographer and director Farah Khan. Khan’s mother Menakai is the sister of Honey Irani and Daisy Irani, former child stars.
Geetā Dutt born Geetā Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri) (23 November 1930 – 20 July 1972 ) was a prominent singer in India, born in Faridpur before Partition. She found particular prominence as a playback singer in Hindi cinema. She also sang many modern Bengali songs.
Amruta Khanvilkar (born 23 November 1984) is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood and Marathi movies. She has appeared in Hindi and Marathi films and established herself as one of Marathi cinema’s leading actresses and an accomplished dancer.
Death Anniversaries on 23rd of November
Acharya Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, CSI, CIE, FRS (30 November 1858 – 23 November 1937) was an Indian polymath: a physicist, biologist, botanist, archaeologist, as well as an early writer of science fiction.
Merle Oberon (19 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was an Indian-born British actress. She began her film career in British films as Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). After her success in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), she traveled to the United States to make films for Samuel Goldwyn.
Idries Shah (16 June 1924 – 23 November 1996) also known as Idris Shah, né Sayed Idries el-Hashimi, was an author and teacher in the Sufi tradition who wrote over three dozen critically acclaimed books on topics ranging from psychology and spirituality to travelogues and culture studies.
Murasoli Maran (August 17, 1934- November 23, 2003) was a prominent Tamil politician in India, and an important leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party which is headed by his maternal uncle and mentor, M. Karunanidhi. A Member of Parliament for 36 years, he was made a Union Minister in three separate central governments.
Peary Chand Mitra (24 July 1814 – 23 November 1883) was an Indian writer, journalist and a member of Derozio’s Young Bengal group, who played a leading role in the Bengal renaissance with the introduction of simple Bengali prose.
Notable Moments
1991 Bhaskaracharya Research Institute established at Dhule.
1991 India decides to upgrade its ties with the Soviet Republics.
1997 Nirad C.Chaudhuri, famous author, completed 100 years of his life.
1999 Vinod Chandra Pandey takes over as the Governor of Bihar.