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Historical Event on 2/23/1997

Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/1974Durgadas, famous Indian journalist, passed away.
10/25/1964First indigenous tank was manufactured in Awdi factory and was named 'Vijayant'.
7/31/1948State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta.
10/30/1997Kerala Kaumudi's Kannur edition and Internet edition begin.
4/6/1664Abraham Shipmen died without taking charge of Bombay Islands from Portuguese.
1/12/1946De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above.
2/20/1993Government decides to form an Autonomous Council for the tribals within Assam to solve Bodo issue.
1/4/1966ndo-Pak Summit, the peace talk between Pakistan and Indian leaders, started at Tashkent. The prominent personalities were Lal Bahadur Shastri and Gen. Ayub Khan.
6/29/1991A 32-member Left Front cabinet led by Jyoti Basu sworn in in West Bengal.
10/18/1927Ramesh Vithaldas Divecha, cricketer (11 wickets for India in early 50's), was born in Bombay.