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. Indian Independence Fighter Bhagat Singh 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 Cricketer 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 Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar 2004 Andhra Pradesh Federation of Trade Unions holds its first conference in Hyderabad, India More Indian History Famous Deaths Bhagat Singh 1931 Bhagat Singh, Indian freedom fighter, hanged at 23 Indi...