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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
7/5/1970Indian ship capsized in Krishna River in eastern India claiming 150 lives.
2/6/1959Ann Chandy was appointed the first Woman judge of Kerala High Court. In 1937, she became the 'munsif'.
4/17/1941Office of Price Administration was formed which handled the rationing of essential commodities.
1/31/1931Gangadhar Mahambre, famous Mmarathi writer, was born.
8/17/1780Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived.
12/11/1991Murali Manohar Joshi, BJP President, sets out on 'the Kanyakumari to Kashmir Ekta Yatra' (unity march).
7/3/1987The Festival of India in the USSR, to be inaugurated, is the largest cultural manifestation to be held by our country.
4/11/1999Chetan Baboor and Poulomi Ghatak won the men's and women's titles resp. in the India Cup table tennis in Mumbai.
12/10/1936Duke of York succeeds King Edward as King George VI.
6/10/1890Sunday introduced as a weekly holiday.