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Historical Event on 7/23/2000

Ram Jethmalani, Union Law Minister, quits the Cabinet after the Prime Minister shows him the door following the outbursts against the Chief Justice of India, Dr. A. S. Anand.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1994Gandhi Peace Prize instituted on the lines of Nobel Peace Prize on the great leader's 125th birth anniversary.
7/1/1965Meerut University was established.
7/18/1634Joannes Camphuys, Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1684-91), was born.
3/21/1998Jaswant Singh is appointed Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission after the resignation of Prof. Madhu Dandavate.
1/26/1882Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta.
1/25/2000The Government awards Padma Vibhushan to R.K. Narayan, Dr.M.S. Gill; Padma Bhushan for Rajnikant and Padmashri for A.R. Rehman.
7/23/1996India's admission to Asian Regional Forum was endorsed by Foreign Ministers of the group at Jakarta.
1/10/1993India asks Pakistan to reduce its diplomatic strength by 40.
7/11/1994Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service.
7/5/1999Two buses, which were inaugurated from Dhaka, arrive in Calcutta.