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Historical Event on 6/23/1987

D. Chakraborty was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-07-1991.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/25/1990S. S. Chauhan, one of the students who had suffered severe burns while trying to immolate himself in protest against implementation of Mandal Commission Report, died.
2/26/1976V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.
3/11/1948SS Jal Usha, the first ocean-going steamer made in India, was launched from Visakhapatnam.
4/4/1926Martial law is declared in Calcutta as rioting continues.
7/28/1994Sudhakarrao Naik, G. Ramanujam and O. N. Srivastava appointed Governors.
1/3/1994Stalemate persists on the Kashmir issue during Indo-Pak talks that concluded in Islamabad.
2/9/1964Hanumant Singh scores 105 runs on his debut match during the India vs England cricket tournament at Delhi.
12/15/1749Shahu Chattrapati, grandson of Shivaji, died.
2/23/1993India complete a 3-0 series drubbing of England.
3/30/1993India forgoes Narmada loan balance because of World Bank's strict regulations.