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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
6/7/1997Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan's Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles.
2/25/1894Meher Baba (1894-1969) of Poona, Indian saint of Persian origin and gifted with psychic powers of prediction, was born. The mystical teachings of this silent sage stressed love, self-inquiry and God consciousness.
7/6/1927Vyankatesh Dingambar Madgulkar, great Marathi story writer and novelist, was born.
7/12/1949Dutch KLM Constellation crashes near Bombay, 45 die.
1/26/1981Vayudoot air service started with a flight of a F27, from Guwahati airport. This is the third Indian airline inaugurated.
2/2/1982Geet Sethi becomes the youngest Indian to win the National Billiards' crown at Madras.
8/18/1872Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Gadgil, who provided new heights to North Indian classical music, was born at Kundanwadi at Kolhapur distrist in Maharashtra.
4/2/1948Communist leader S.A. Dange arrested in Bombay.
7/14/1636Aurangzeb was appointed as Shahjahan by Viceroy of Deccan.
2/11/1979Shankarrao Narayanrao Mohite Patil `Sahakari Maharshi' passed away.