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Historical Event on 6/23/1980

Sanjay Gandhi, great Indian politician and younger son of Indira Gandhi, died in a plane crash. He was recently appointed as the General Secretary of the AICC (I).

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/1996Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996.
9/26/1992Indian Airlines hike fare by 9 percent.
6/18/1974Govinddas Seth, Hindi litterateur and politician, died.
10/20/198121-month-old Left United Front Ministry led by E. K. Nayanar resigns in Kerala.
4/23/1992Satyajit Ray, internationally famous Indian film producer-director, Bharat Ratna Awardee, passed away at the age of 70.
8/25/1969Vivek Upendra Krishna Razdan, cricket pace bowler (Indian Test 1989-90), was born in Delhi.
10/24/1938Farooq Rehmany Mohammad, journalist, social reformer and political worker, was born at Bandipur.
2/4/1993D. C. Kothari, famous scientist and educationalist, passed away.
8/8/1936Corbett National Park was established. It was the first country in the country.
12/9/1989Shyama Charan Shukla sworn in as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.