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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
2/18/1925Krishna Sobati, famous Hindi authoress, was born.
4/10/1955India and Vietnam affirm the Panchsheel.
10/16/1971David Jude Johnson, cricketer (Karnataka fast bowler, India 1996), was born in Arasikere.
3/25/1989India's first super-computer X-MP-14 of US make was dedicated to the nation.
12/21/1990Former Union Finance Secretary S. Venkatramanan appointed Governor of RBI. B. Rachaiah and Dr. Sarup Singh sworn in as Governors of Kerala and Gujarat respectively.
8/13/1954Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully.
10/29/1947Mysore's popular ministry sworn in.
9/29/1992Ramesh Krishnan and Leander Paes put India into the World round of 16 nations in the Davis Cup tennis by defeating Britain (4-1)
9/8/1933Asha Bhosle (born Asha Mangeshkar), famous playback singer, was born in Sangli, Maharashtra.
2/2/1996Doordarshan Kendra was inagurated at Port Blair.