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Historical Event on 3/23/1942

Japanese forces occupy Rangoon, Andaman Islands in Indian Ocean.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/5/1922Pandita Ramabai, social worker and philosophist, passed away.
11/21/1963First sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). Thus started India's space programme.
11/14/1681East India Company declared Bengal as a seperate presidency.
4/13/1984Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park.
1/18/1994Narasimha Rao decides to retain Veerappa Moily as Karnataka CM.
8/13/1963Sisir Kumar Mitra, Physics scientist, died at the age of 73.
11/20/1990Mulayam Singh Yadav's JD (S) ministry wins a confidence motion (224-146) with the help of Congress (I) in Uttar Pradesh.
1/18/1913Gandhiji refers in ''Indian Opinion'' the possibility of return home to India by mid-year.
1/22/1992Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
2/4/1991An abortive bid to hijack a Calcutta-Agartala flight by a 24-year old youth.