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Historical Event on 6/23/1980

Sanjay Gandhi, great Indian politician and younger son of Indira Gandhi, died in a plane crash. He was recently appointed as the General Secretary of the AICC (I).

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1953Stalin Peace Prize awarded to Dr. S. Kitchlew.
3/20/1994Pakistan closes down its consulate in Bombay.
4/28/1952The war between Japan and India ended.
5/7/1849Bethune College of Calcutta was established in the upper class families and it was started for female education.
5/25/1996Maharashta govt. announces decision to revive Sri Krishna Commission set up to probe the 1993 Mumbai riots.
3/20/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the 'Bharat Ratna' Award at Calcutta.
1/4/1940Shrikant Sinkar, famous Marathi novelist, was born.
10/2/1950Persis Khambatta, famous actress (Star Trek, Megaforce), was born in Bombay.
6/24/1986Government announced that unmarried mothers under its employment would also get maternity leave.
10/1/1998Anxiety in stock market after UTI's US-64 scheme is reported to have paid dividend, eating out of its capital.