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Historical Event on 6/23/1985

Air India Jumbo Jet Boeing 747 'Kanishka' which was travelling to Mumbai from Montreal crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after explosion near Ireland. 329 people on board died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1944Gandhiji was presented a purse of Rs 110 lakhs (£ 8,25,000) for Kasturba Memorial on his 75th birthday.
4/9/1991Rajendra Mathur, editor of Hindi daily newspaper 'Navbharat Times', passed away.
5/13/1949Maharashtra Granthalay Sangh was established.
1/24/1994India sends six proposals to Pakistan to resolve bilateral problems.
6/13/1999The Indian army secures the strategic Tololing peak in the Dras sector.
5/18/1945Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), was born in Banglore. He received Arjun Award and Padmashree awards in 1972.
8/8/1990Naval Godrej, famous Industrialist, died.
1/23/1997Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House.
1/21/1997First group of bank documents relating to Bofors case handed over to Indian Government.
4/13/1989Malayalam film 'Piravi' directed by Shaji N. Karun adjudged best feature film of 1988.