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Historical Event on 6/23/1987
D. Chakraborty was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-07-1991.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/7/1998 | The Government announces a banking and foreign exchange package for development of the information technology and software industry following the recommendations of the National Task Force. |
| 12/23/1912 | Rash Behari Ghosh and Sachin Sanyal threw a bomb at Viceroy Lord Hardinge II in Delhi. He had come to Delhi on an elephant for the initiation of the new capital. The Viceroy was injured in the bomb blast. |
| 11/22/1971 | Indian and Pakistan governments protested violations of national airspace along the western border, but aerial conflict between the respective air arms began, preceding full-scale warfare between India and Pakistan by 12 days. |
| 1/6/1953 | Stalin Peace Prize awarded to Dr. S. Kitchlew. |
| 1/15/1966 | The Indian Air Force achieved equal status with the Army and possessed in excess of 70,000 personnel and was nearing its 45-squadron goal. Its composition in the autumn of 1968 included 23 fighter category squadrons, three tactical bomber squadrons, a maritime patrol squadron (with ex-Air India L. 1049G Super Constellations), 11 transport squadrons, four AOP squadrons, a number of helicopter units and a few SAM squadrons. |
| 7/22/1993 | Swiss Justice ministry reveals that Hindujas, Quatrocchi and Win Chadha are among the seven appellants fighting to prevent the transfer of Bofors pay off names to India. |
| 5/5/1906 | Ursula Jeans, actress (I Lived With You, Over the Moon), was born in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. |
| 3/21/1836 | National Library was established. |
| 12/21/1989 | V. P. Singh wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha. |
| 10/28/1928 | M.G.K. Menon, Physics expert, was born. |
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