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Historical Event on 7/23/1996
R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/30/1773 | Narayan Rao Peshwa was murdered by his uncle Raghunath Rao, also called Raghoba, who then proclaimed himself the Peshwa. |
| 11/25/1999 | Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is appointed Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India. |
| 6/9/1964 | Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting. |
| 9/19/1997 | India wins the Sahara Cup by winning the third match too. |
| 12/1/1964 | Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University established. |
| 1/8/1995 | Madhu Limaye, veteran national leader, socialist thinker, freedom fighter, politician, writer, close associate of Ram Manohar Lohia and Jaya Prakash Narayan, passed away. |
| 5/25/1894 | Biharilal Chakravorty, bengali poet, passed away. |
| 5/27/1919 | Kandukuri Veeresalingam, father of modern Telgu language, author and social reformer, passed away. |
| 1/28/1951 | Kashmir issue taken up in UN security council. |
| 11/9/1909 | The Times reports failure of Gandhi Government negotiations on Transvaal laws. |
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