23 June in Hindu history
23 June 175723 June 1953
Battle of Plassey
Robert Clive defeats Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah at Palashi after Mir Jafar and other commanders hold their troops back. The East India Company becomes master of Bengal.
Syama Prasad Mookerjee dies in detention in Kashmir
Arrested for entering Jammu and Kashmir without a permit while campaigning against its separate status, Mookerjee dies in custody in Srinagar.