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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
6/6/1909Morappakam Joysam Gopalan, cricketer (1 Test India v England 1933-34), was born in Maduranthakam, Madras.
4/15/1994India signed `GAT' agreement.
5/12/1949S Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, first woman foreign ambassador, was received in US.
5/12/1666Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Aurangzeb and was arrested.
7/8/1996Suspended Dy. Municipal Commisioner Khairnar to be removed by Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation.
11/14/1681East India Company declared Bengal as a seperate presidency.
12/14/1969Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) v Australia at Calcutta.
8/9/1971Vinodnand Jha, former Chief Minister of Bihar, died.
3/31/1867Prarthana Samaj was established by Ranade, Bhandarkar and others at Mumbai in 1864.
7/12/1949Dutch KLM Constellation crashes near Bombay, 45 die.