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Historical Event on 6/23/1985

Air India Jumbo Jet Boeing 747 'Kanishka' which was travelling to Mumbai from Montreal crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after explosion near Ireland. 329 people on board died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1992Sachin Tendulkar completes 148* vs Australia at the SCG.
3/24/1998200 people are killed in a tornado on both sides of the West Bengal-Orissa border. The toll includes 80 from West Bengal's Midnapore district.
12/27/1977The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi.
6/18/1940Forward Block Party was established.
6/4/1932Mahendranath Gupt, follower of Ramkrishna Paramhans, passed away.
8/7/1985Geet Sethi, national champion, was the third Indian to become World Amateur Billiards Champion by beating Robert Marshal of Australia.
10/4/1974India in apartheid protest refuses to play South Africa in Davis Cup finals.
9/16/2000In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution.
6/16/1946Britain invites Indian leaders to set up an interim govt at London.
1/16/1620Amarsingh I, Rajput's guhilot lineage king of Mewad, died.