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Historical Event on 6/23/1997

Communication equipment worth several crores destroyed and Chennai's land and mobile telephone networks thrown out of gear in a fire at Anna Road telephone exchange.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1998India overtake a Pakistan total of 314 to win one-day final in Dhaka.
12/26/1986Consumer Rights Act was passed.
1/6/1947All India Congress Commitee accepted the division of country.
7/8/1996Mathematical Olympiad was held in Mumbai - the first time in India (from 08-17, 1996).
12/4/1894Swami Brahmanand was born at Hamirpur district in UP. He joined freedom movement and participated in Salt Satyagraha, Non Cooperation Movement and Quit India Movement. He also established Brahmanand Inter College (1938), Brahmanand Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya (1943) and Brahmanand Mahavidyalaya (1960).
3/28/1947Abdul Bari, labour leader, passed away.
7/8/199733 persons killed and 67 injured as blast rips through part of Ambala-bound train at Lehra Khana station in Bhatinda district, Punjab.
4/10/1880C.Y. Chintamani, renowned journalist, was born.
1/2/1973General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw appointed as Field Marshall.
7/3/1908Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested as a traitor by the Britishers.