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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
6/23/1985Malik Kafur, Alauddin Khilji's Commander, won the impregnable fort of Devgiri. The fort was entered by the enemy. Raja Ramdeva was taken prisoner and sent to Delhi where Alauddin recieved him untill his death in 1312.
10/1/1993The two helicopters along with the first batch of fifteen personnel were ferried out in an AN-12 from Delhi to Mogadishu. The two helicopters were provided by 111 HU.
1/1/1918Sir Edwin Lutyens was knighted in recognition of his quality of work at Delhi and his gratuitious services to the War Graves Commission.
5/2/1921Satyajeet Ray, world famous film director and a very short story writer, was born in a family of artistS. In 1989, he was awarded highest honour of France ''Legion d Honeur''.
5/2/1921Amir Timur left Delhi. He took the title 'Emperor of India' and recrossed the Indus on March 11.
12/12/1958Fergie Gupte takes 9-102 with leggies vs West Indies at Kanpur.
10/15/1943Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away.
2/17/1997Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act.
5/21/1927Cargo Transportation service started between Calcutta and Bagdogra.
10/2/1951Dr. Shyamprasad Mukharjee established Bhartiya JanSangh Party.