Year 1555
The Mughal ruler Humayun reached Delhi after defeating Alexander Suri at Sirhind.
JULY 23
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23 July: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 23 July.
Year 1761
Madhavrao Ballal Bhat became the 9th Peshwa in the Maratha Empire.
Year 1829
William Austin Burtt of America patented the typograph, which later led to the development of typewriters.
Year 1877
First telephone and telegraph line laid in Hawaii.
Year 1881
The International Gymnastics Association established the Confederation of Sports. It is the oldest sports federation in the world.
Year 1903
Motor Company Ford sold its first car.
Year 1927
The first radio broadcast was started by the Radio Club in Mumbai, which was later converted into All India Radio.
Year 2015
NASA announces discovery of Kepler-452b by Kepler.
Year 2016
Kabul twin bombing occurred in the vicinity of Deh Mazang when protesters, mostly from the Shiite Hazara minority, were marching against route changing of the TUTAP power project. At least 80 people were killed and 260 were injured.
Year 2018
A wildfire in East Attica, Greece caused the death of 102 people. It was the deadliest wildfire in history of Greece and the second-deadliest in the world, in the 21st century, after the 2009 bushfires in Australia that killed 180.
Born 1856
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, an Indian nationalist, teacher, and independence activist.
Born 1898
Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay, an Indian novelist.
Born 1906
Chandra Shekhar Azad, an Indian revolutionary.
Born 1936
Shiv Kumar Batalvi, an Indian poet, writer, and playwright.
Born 1947
Mohan Agashe, an Indian psychiatrist and actor.
Born 1961
Milind Gunaji, Indian actor, model, television show host, and author
Born 1973
Himesh Reshammiya, an Indian playback singer, music director, songwriter, producer, and actor.
Born 1975
Suriya, is an Indian actor, producer, and television presenter.
Died 1993
Lakshman Prasad Dube, an Indian activist.
Died 2004
Mehmood, an Indian actor, singer, director, and producer.
Died 2012
Lakshmi Sahgal, a revolutionary of the Indian independence movement.
Died 2016
S. H. Raza, an Indian painter.