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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
6/19/1947Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay.
8/17/1998National Human Rights Commission recommends compulsory registration of marriages in a bid to check child marriages.
7/7/1799Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in Punjab from Sikh rulers.
9/12/1998India, Malaysia sign an agreement on cooperation in science and technology in Kuala Lumpur.
12/1/1964Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University established.
4/29/1997R. N. Malhotra, 71, former RBI Governor, died.
8/26/1949Social Democratic Party led by K. T. Shah formed.
3/17/1997Cochin Stock Exchange goes online.
8/10/1982Memorial of 201 martyrs from Maharashtra inaugurated.
12/6/1732Warren Hastings, the first Governor-General of East India Company in India, was born in Churchill village of Oxfordshire in UK.