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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
5/8/1992Eighth Plan outlay increased to Rs. 7,98,000 crores; Public Sector outlay goes up to 45\%.
4/2/1953Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist and writer, passed away.
4/14/1990Over 90 persons killed in an Airbus crash in Bangalore.
7/31/1997Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant.
5/13/1996M. Karunanidhi (DMK) sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM.
10/11/1994Molly Chacko at Hiroshima sets record for 3000m (Women) in 9.06.42.
12/23/1998Jayaprakash Narayan posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, the country's biggest honour.
10/16/1905Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement.
5/4/1995The fourth ASLV-D4 blasts off from Sriharikota, successfully placing the SROSS-C2 satellite in orbit.
7/5/1857Baigum Hazrat Mahal again attack on Lucknow.