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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
7/5/1968Naval Submarine wing in Indian Naval Force came into existence with the arrival of the first submarine from the Soviet Union.
3/17/1798Rani Shiromani anounced to attack the British Army.
2/7/1985Uday Merchant, cricketer (brother of Vijay, prolific scorer), passed away.
1/26/1961Special stamps dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the Champion of Liberty series issued by the United States postal department.
1/5/1988India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind.
5/1/1997Abhijit Kunte wins National `A' chess championshop for men.
4/15/1948Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh was created by the merger of some 30 small ruling states.
12/7/1782Hyder Ali, warrior of Mysore, passed away in a camp near Chittur.
11/19/1977Cyclone hits Andhra Pradesh causing flooding and tidal waves and killing 10,000.
2/25/1927Balkrishna Buwa Echalkaranjikar, father of `Khyal Gayaki', passed away.