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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
1/10/199627th International Film Festival of India begins in New Delhi.
1/11/1973Rahul Dravid, cricket batsman, was born in Indore.
8/13/1928Nationalists issue a draft constitution calling for dominion status and a two-chamber parliament.
8/13/1998India signs two agreements with the World Bank for concessional credit through the International Development Association for $115.4 million.
3/1/1919Mahatma Gandhi announced his desire to start 'Satyagraha' against proposed Rowlatt Act meant to curb civil and political liberties.
9/9/1850Bhartendu Harish Chander, father of modern Hindi literature, poet and dramatist, was born.
8/1/1947Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan.
11/3/1945Temporary Octroi Mandal established.
12/6/1997Nine persons killed and over 60 injured in bomb blasts in three trains which left Chennai. Blasts occurred in Tiruchi, Erode (Tamil Nadu) and Trissur in Kerala.
11/1/1974Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman, cricketer (Indian Test batsman v S Africa 1996 ), was born in Hyderabad.