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Historical Event on 2/23/1997
Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/16/2000 | Punjab men, Railway women win the Senior National Volleyball championship in Salem. |
| 9/21/1898 | Tushar Kanti Ghosh, famous journalist, was born. |
| 6/10/1891 | Gandhiji called to the Bar. |
| 9/21/1966 | Mihir Sen swam the Bay of Persia. |
| 9/4/1946 | Interim Government formed. |
| 5/16/1975 | Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory. |
| 5/13/1967 | Dr. Zakhir Hussain became 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim President of Indian Union. He held this position till August 24, 1969. |
| 12/8/1994 | At 1730 hrs, a rocket propelled grenade fired by Somalia militia during inter clan fighting exploded on the roof of the barrack which housed IAF officers. In the explosion, two officers and an airman were injured. |
| 4/8/1953 | Walchand Hirachand, great Industrialist, passed away. |
| 6/29/1976 | Sandhya Chib, Miss India-Universe (1996), was born. |
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