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Historical Event on 2/23/1997

Successful test firing of the 250-km version of the Prithvi missile.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/6/1966Madurai Kamraj University established.
6/20/1921Tilak University was established.
11/1/1950First Indigenous Steam Engine from Chitranjan Rail Factory railed out.
12/14/1999The Prime Minister informs the Lok Sabha that Ram Prakash Gupta has denied the remarks on temple construction.
5/5/1992Prithvi, India's medium range surface-to-surface missile, successfully launched.
9/6/2000Telecom workers launch a nation-wide strike in protest against inadequate safeguards prior to the corporatisation of the department from October 1.
3/17/1882Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, father of modern Marathi language, passed away.
5/2/1981Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the architect of modern Himachal Pradesh and an energetic Chief Minister, passed away.
10/16/1978Test debut of Kapil Dev, India vs Pakistan, at Faisalabad.
1/19/2000Railways retains the Lady Ratan Trophy Women's National Hockey championship.