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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
2/13/1970Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48 people at a village 80-km from New Delhi.
12/25/1936Ismail Merchant, producer (Householder), was born in Bombay, India.
3/9/1951Ustad Zakir Hussain, famous Tabla player, was born.
11/5/1956University Grants Commission Act sets up UGC.
3/31/1977N. K. Mukarji was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1980.
11/12/1996Over 350 people die in mid-air collision in Bhiwani district, Haryana.
1/19/1960Ramchandra Gopal (Dadasaheb Torne), famous film director, passed away.
10/23/1992The dissident ministers of Bangarappa government in Karnataka resign
1/5/1957Adintrim Sales Tax Act was introduced and the Central Sales Tax Act of 1956 came into force.
6/13/1998India rejects G-8 prescriptions saying they are ''coercive and intrusive'' and intend to freeze the nuclear weapon capabilities of New Delhi and Islamabad.