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Historical Event on 12/23/1969
Armstrong and Aldrin collected Moon rock, which was kept on exhibition in New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/12/1997 | Paes-Bhupathi win doubles title in the Singapore Open Challenger hardcourt tennis. |
| 9/19/1996 | Suresh Mehta ministry is dismissed, President's rule imposed. |
| 1/3/1996 | Bomb blast kills six and seriously wounds 20. Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front claim responsibility in Delhi. |
| 3/20/1925 | Marquess Curzon of Kedleston died this morning at age 66 from complications following an operation. Long a kingpin of the Conservative party, Lord Curzon spent 40 years in public life, serving as Viceroy and Governor General of India and, at the end of his career, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Though he came close to becoming prime minister in 1923, his aristocratic past militated against him in an era which nominated leaders from the House of Commons. He twice wed US women and enjoyed fame as an author of books about politics and his own travels. |
| 8/30/1903 | Bhagwati Charan Varma was born. |
| 8/15/1867 | Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'. |
| 10/6/1954 | Nehru declared the National Health Scheme for the entire country. |
| 10/24/1954 | Rafi Ahmad Kidwai, Congress leader, died. |
| 5/23/1993 | Channa Reddy,Rajasthan Governor, shifted to Tamil Nadu. Motilal Vohra appointed in UP and B. Satyanarayan Reddy moved to Orissa. |
| 3/26/1996 | Indian all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar announces retirement from international cricket. |
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