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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
3/10/1985India beat Pakistan to win ""World Championship of Cricket"". Ravi Shastri is declared champion of champions and Sunil Gavaskar steps down from the captaincy.
5/27/1999IAF loses two fighter aircrafts in the Kargil area. Pakistan claims it has Flight Lieutenant Nachiketa in its custody.
3/15/1996Kashmiri militants and Central govt. hold talks on ending violence and to initiate the democratic process in J&K.
5/4/1990Supreme Court directs Central Government to set up a Tribunal to resolve Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
5/5/1992Prithvi, India's medium range surface-to-surface missile, successfully launched.
9/5/1957Wealth Tax Bill passed in Rajya Sabha.
11/25/1977John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79).
2/3/1954More than 500 pilgrims died in an accident on the river bank at the ""Kumbha Mela"" in Allahabad.
10/19/1967Dr. C. V. Raman elucidated his new theory on wave motion in respect to vision and dim light.
7/15/1991Jagannathrao Joshi, veteran leader of Janata Party `Karnataka Kesri', died.