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Historical Event on 7/23/1996
R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/27/1995 | Environmentalist and 'Chipko' leader, Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna ends the 49-day old fast in demand for a scientific review of the controversial Tehri dam project in UP. |
| 6/15/1907 | Narayan Ganesh Goray, freedom fighter and socialist, was born at Hindala (Maharashtra). |
| 9/29/1993 | JD, JD(A) and SJP merge to fight BJP in the assembly elections. |
| 7/26/1933 | Gandhiji went back to Sabarmati Ashram after his release from jail. |
| 8/25/2000 | Veerappan seeks release of 121 prisoners, including 51 booked under TADA at the Mysore prison and compensation to victims of STF excesses |
| 2/21/1991 | Opposition boycotts the President's address as a protest against the dismissal of Tamil Nadu government. |
| 1/16/1989 | Prem Nazir, famous actor of more than 620 Malayalam films, died at the age of 59 yrs. |
| 5/11/1995 | In central Kashmir, militants burnt the Charar-e-Sherif shrine (the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Noorudin Noorani) built in 1460 by Zain-ul- Abidin. |
| 12/22/1843 | Debendranath Tagore, father of Rabindranath Tagore, accepted Brahmo religion at the hands of Ramchandra Vidyabagish. |
| 9/21/1954 | Last Indian troops withdraw from Tibet. |
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