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Historical Event on 10/23/1997

I.K. Gujral, PM, leaves for Edinburgh to attend Commonwealth Heads of Govt. Meeting.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/199724th Stock Exchange of India set up at Trivandrum.
7/22/1998Sahib Singh Verma, Delhi Chief Minister, and BJP vice-president K. L. Sharma are fined Rs. 100 each for riding a motorcycle without helmet in New Delhi.
1/3/1931Yashwant Dinkar Phadke, great critic of literature, was born.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal.
9/19/1990Planning Commission announces 8th Five-Year Plan proposals with a total outlay of Rs. 610,000 crore.
7/10/1997Fijian Senate approves new Constitution that removes radical restrictions on political power of Indian community, which makes up almost half the population.
7/5/1998An Amusement and Picnic Resorts Pvt. Ltd. with five dolphins and sea lions was inaugurated at Mahabalipuram.
5/4/1854The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established.
1/17/1909Bejoy Kumar Sinha, journalist and social worker, was born at Kanpur.
2/1/1942No. 4 Squadron of the IAF was born in the war at Peshawar. The Squadron was first equipped with Lysander aircraft. The Second World War was in its third year and Japanese forces were advancing towards India's eastern frontiers.