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Historical Event on 12/23/1972

Chandrasekhar takes 8-79 India v England at Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/9/2000The Centre appoints Yogendra Narain as the new defence secretary and K. Sibal as the secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs while effecting a major bureaucratic reshuffle.
5/9/1998Kirit Raval is appointed Solicitor-General of India.
2/8/1936Manohar Shankar Hardikar, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India vs West Indies in 1958-59), was born in Baroda.
7/6/1917Bhandarkar Prachyavidya Sanshodhak Mandir' was established.
3/26/1997Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes a Bill to amend the Prohibition Act, ending the state's 2-year experiment with total prohibition.
5/12/1955The PM laid the foundation stone for the National Museum.
6/21/1906Vyomeshchandra Banerjee, first president of All India Congress, passed away.
10/1/1997Bus with 70 people fell into a stream near Cuddappah.
3/9/1998Vishwanathan Anand,Chess legend, wins the Super Grand Master Title.
6/7/1984Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.