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Historical Event on 6/23/1985

Air India Jumbo Jet Boeing 747 'Kanishka' which was travelling to Mumbai from Montreal crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after explosion near Ireland. 329 people on board died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/16/1913Kasturba Gandhi was arrested.
5/8/1992Gul Mahomed, cricketer (8 Tests for India & one for Pakistan), passed away.
11/6/1985Sanjeev Kumar, film actor, died.
4/30/1977Nine Congress-ruled states placed under President's rule. Janata Party formed.
12/24/1905Sen Triguna, educationist and technologist, was born.
9/11/1967China and India exchange artillery fire on Sikkim-Tibet border.
10/5/1676East India company got authority from the King of England to mint Indian currencies 'Rupee and Paise' coins in Bombay.
4/17/1975Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, India's second president, died at Madras.
11/3/1991India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) 'Trishul' successfully tested.
3/26/1989Eighth Antarctica Expedition returns after erecting India's second permanent manned station 'Maitri'.