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Historical Event on 6/23/1984

An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1996Madanlal Khurana, Delhi CM, resigns (Hawala scandal).
3/3/1930Untouchable people fought to enter the temple of 'Kala Rama' at Nasik.
8/28/1906Chintamani Govind (Mama Pendse), great actor, was born.
9/18/1996Suresh Mehta ministry wins the confidence vote in Gujarat .
9/10/1918Muslim riots break out in Calcutta.
9/23/1952Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad, batsman in 40 Tests (1974-85), was born in Bombay.
2/1/1929Jyotirbhaskaracharya Jayant Salgaonkar was born.
7/14/1999Arvind Dave is appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
4/1/1889Dr. Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), was born.
8/30/1645Indians and Dutch sign the peace treaty.