23rd January’22 – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Today In History?

Find out what happened on the 23rd of January 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 January

 
Subhas Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945) was an Indian nationalist whose defiant patriotism made him a hero in India, but whose attempt during World War II to rid India of British rule with the help of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan left a troubled legacy. The honorific Netaji (Hindustani: “Respected Leader”), first applied in early 1942 to Bose in Germany by the Indian soldiers of the Indische Legion and by the German and Indian officials in the Special Bureau for India in Berlin, was later used throughout India.
Bal Keshav Thackeray (also known as Balasaheb Thackeray; Marathi 23 January 1926 – 17 November 2012) was an Indian politician who founded the Shiv Sena, a right-wing pro-Marathi and Hindu nationalist party active mainly in the state of Maharashtra . Thackeray began his professional career as a cartoonist with the English-language daily
Nirosha Ramki is a Sri Lanka-born Indian film and television actress. She is known for her works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. After her debut in the blockbuster Tamil film Agni Natchathiram (1988, directed by Mani Ratnam), Nirosha went on to appear in many successful and critically acclaimed films.
Ramesh Sippy (born 23 January 1947) is an Indian film director and producer, best known for directing the popular and critically acclaimed film Sholay. He is a winner of the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2013.Sippy’s father was producer G.P.Sippy. His son Rohan Sippy is a film director.
Nara Lokesh (born 23 January 1983) is an Indian politician. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and TDP chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu and Nara Bhuvaneshwari, and grandson of N. T. Rama Rao.Lokesh became cabinet minister for information technology, Panchayati Raj and rural development in Andhra Pradesh in 2017.
 

Notable Moments

 
1565 Battle of Krisna was fought between two villages Rakshasi and Tangadi.
1664 Shahaji Raje died in an accident.
1954 Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad declares that the State of Kashmir is a part of India.
1961 Supreme Court rules cities & states have right to censor films.
1972 Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party; 100 die in New Delhi.
 

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