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Historical Event on 5/23/1997
The body of controversial former chief of Tarn Taran district police Ajit Singh Sandhu is recovered from rail tracks near Bhakharpur About 30 km from Chandigarh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/14/1997 | India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting. |
| 1/19/1951 | Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar (Thakkarbappa), social reformer of Gujrat and right hand of Gandhiji in socially segregated Harijans, passed away. |
| 7/15/1902 | Judge K. Subba Rao, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born. |
| 9/22/1986 | India vs Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie. |
| 6/20/1993 | Harshad Mehta's senior counsel Ram Jethmalani asks JPC to summon the PM and allow cross-examination. |
| 3/24/1902 | Anusilan Samiti, a revolutionary organisation, was formed in Bengal. |
| 4/17/1941 | Office of Price Administration was formed which handled the rationing of essential commodities. |
| 3/16/1998 | Sonia Gandhi is elected chairperson of the Congress(I) Parliamentary Party. |
| 9/28/1985 | The first Indian Army expedition, sailing around the world in a small 37 feet fibre glass yacht named ""Trishna"", sailed off from Bombay. (10-1-87). |
| 6/6/1890 | Gopinath Bardoloi, architect of modern Assam, freedom fighter and leader, was born. |
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