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Historical Event on 10/23/1997

Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka set deadline upto 31st October for sandalwood smuggler Veerappan to surrender.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/12/1987V. P. Singh resigns as Defence Minister of India, K. C. Pant appointed in his place.
8/23/1989Pandit Krishnarao Shankarrao, great singer of 'Gwalher Gharana', passed away.
6/13/1997At least 60 persons were feared killed and several injured in a fire in Uphaar Grand cinema in South Delhi.
11/30/1982World premier of Sir Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' held in New Delhi.
6/1/1959National Aeronautical Research Laboratory (NARL) set up under CSIR with temporary offices in New Delhi. Dr. P. Nilakantan is appointed NARL's first Director.
7/15/1902Judge K. Subba Rao, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
8/15/1990India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile.
3/17/1905Narsinghcharya Purohit Tirunarayan Iyyangar, famous Kannad poet, music director and critic, was born.
3/17/1905General Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India.
5/20/1972Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of 2nd Howrah bridge at Calcutta.