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June 23, 1985 - Air India Flight 182 was an Air India flight operating
on the Montreal, Canada–London, UK–Delhi, India route. On this day, the
Boeing 747-237B "Emperor Kanishka" serving the flight was destroyed by a
bomb at an altitude of 31,000 feet (9,400 m). It crashed into the
Atlantic Ocean while in Irish airspace. A total of 329 people were
killed, the majority of the victims were Canadian citizens of Indian
ancestry. Canadian law enforcement determined that the main suspects in
the bombing were members of the Sikh militant group Babbar Khalsa. |
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BALAJI BAJI RAO |
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Jun-23 - Death Anniversary |
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BHAKTIVINODA THAKUR |
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June 23 - Death Anniversary |
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BIJU PATNAIK |
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June 23, 1961: He became the Chief Minister
of Odisha. |
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BUDHISAGAR KRISHNAPPA KUNDERAN |
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June 23 - Death Anniversary |
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CHANDI PRASAD BHATT |
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June 23 - Birthday |
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HARINDRANATH CHATTOPADHYAY |
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June 23 - Death Anniversary |
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BATTLE OF PLASSEY |
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June 23, 1757 |
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INDIA - TREATIES ANTARCTIC TREATY SYSTEM (ATS) |
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June 23, 1961: The ATS came into effect on
this day. |
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| INDIRA GANDHI |
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June 23, 1980: Her son Sanjay Gandhi died instantly from head wounds in an air
crash on this day near Safdarjung
Airport in New Delhi. |
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NORMAN PRITCHARD |
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June 23 - Birth Anniversary |
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| P.N. THAPAR |
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June 23 - Death Anniversary |
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PRATAP SINGH KAIRON |
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June 23, 1964: He retired as the
Chief Minister of Punjab Province, pursuant to certain allegations
against him by his political adversaries. |
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RAJENDRA LAHIRI |
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June 23 - Birth Anniversary |
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RAVINDRA JADEJA |
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June 23, 2013: Declared Man of the Match in
ODI against England. |
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R.L. BHATIA |
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June 23, 2004 - Sworn in as Governor of Kerala. |
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ROHIT Gurunath
SHARMA |
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June 23, 2007: He made his ODI match debut
on this day; against Ireland. |
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SHENOI GOEMBAB |
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June 23 - Birth Anniversary |
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SONIA GANDHI |
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June 23, 1980: Rajiv entered politics in
1982 after the death of his younger brother Sanjay Gandhi in a plane
crash on this day. |
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TERRORISM - REIGN OF TERROR IN MUMBAI |
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Jun 23, 1998: Blasts on tracks /
Stations at 6 locations - 4 killed. |
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U.N. PUBLIC SERVICE DAY |
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June 23, Every Year |
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VIRBHADRA SINGH |
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June 23 - Birthday |
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V.V. GIRI |
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June 23 - Death Anniversary |
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