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Historical Event on 6/23/1984

An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/20/1947First battle between India and Pakistan.
2/18/1871Vithhalbhai Javherbhai Patel, great nation lover and veteran parliament member, was born.
2/6/1994World Marathi Chember of Commerce' established.
9/14/1997Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.
2/9/1898The Rower of Persia', a short film produced at Calcutta was released on February 9 at Star Theatre, Calcutta.
5/16/1932Hundreds die in fighting between Muslims and Hindus at Bombay.
3/1/1995Iftikar, famous character actor, died.
1/27/1974President V. V. Giri inaugurated the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Museum and it was opened for public at Teen Murti House, New Delhi.
4/12/1983Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' wins 8 Oscars.
3/3/1930Untouchable people fought to enter the temple of 'Kala Rama' at Nasik.