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Historical Event on 8/23/1986

B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/1984Indira Gandhi, India's four-time prime minister, was gunned down by two members of her personal security guard as she walked from her home to her office in New Delhi. She died after four hours of emergency surgery. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66. Both of her attackers were identified as members of the Sikh religion. One was shot dead. The other was captured. Sikh extremists had threatened to kill Ms. Gandhi since she ordered the raid on their shrine in Amritsar. She had told an interviewer that she was not intimidated by the threats. 'I am not afraid,' she said. 'I am frequently attacked.'
6/17/1950Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), passed away.
6/17/1950Sun City India founded by Rao in Jodhpur.
3/22/1991Chautala sworn in as Haryana CM.
12/10/1948Human Rights Day.
10/1/1990Constitution's 75th amendment bill to extend President's rule in Punjab for another six months fails through the first stage in Lok Sabha for want of a simple majority.
10/14/199210 Indians sentenced to six years in jail in the UAE on account of staging a play in Sharjah.
6/14/1880Satish Chandra Dasgupta, rural Scientist, was born.
7/15/1986India protests against China's intrusion of six to seven km into the Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh.
6/28/1924Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of Madan & Co. and Parsi Theatrical Company, passed away on June 28 at Calcutta.