March 23 Today in Indian History
Historical Events
- 1920 Perserikatan Communist of India (PKI) political party forms
Execution
1931 Indian independence fighters Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar are hung after conducting an assassination and a bombing. Their request to be shot by a firing squad is refused.

- 1940 The Lahore Resolution (Qarardad-e-Lahore), calling for independent Muslim state(s), is adopted by the All-India Muslim League
Sports History
1994 Last day of Test cricket for Kapil Dev

Sports History
2003 Cricket World Cup, Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, RSA: Ricky Ponting scores 140 no as defending champions Australia beat India by 125 runs; Sachin Tendulkar, Player of Series

- 2004 Andhra Pradesh Federation of Trade Unions holds its first conference in Hyderabad, India
Famous Deaths
Bhagat Singh
1931 Bhagat Singh, Indian freedom fighter, hanged at 23

- 1991 Parkash Singh, Indian soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1913)
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