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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 |
| 2/24/1995 | Rishang Keishing (Cong-I) sworn in as the 15th CM of Manipur. |
| 4/25/1993 | Indian Airlines plane hijacker shot dead by commandoes. All 141 persons rescued. |
| 7/22/1998 | 24-year old P T Usha won bronze medals in the 400m and 200m races and anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. |
| 3/28/1645 | Har Govind Singh, Sikh Guru, died. |
| 4/2/1942 | Congress rejected the proposal of Sir Stepherd Crips. |
| 3/16/1946 | India calls Attlee's independence offer contradictory, 'a propaganda move'. |
| 8/22/1919 | Girijakumar Mathur, famous modern Hindi poet, was born. |
| 9/24/1997 | I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, formally stated India's claim to permanent membership of Security Council at the U.N. General Assembly meeting. |
| 3/28/1984 | Bhausaheb Ranade, famous freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 10/9/1968 | Olympic Games open in Mexico City. |
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