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Historical Event on 10/23/1999

V. P. Singh, former Prime Minister, tops the list of star witnesses in Bofors case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/17/1862Lord Charles Jhon Canning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), died.
7/6/1917Bhandarkar Prachyavidya Sanshodhak Mandir' was established.
11/30/1988Cyclone lashes Bangladesh, Eastern India; 317 killed.
10/1/1941No. 3 Squadron, similarly Audax-equipped, was raised at Peshawar.
3/4/1996Union govt. decides to set up a national grid for the distribution of petroleum products.
5/14/1992LTTE banned in India.
8/18/1957Tilak Raj was appointed the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed his office for four years till 6th September, 1961.
2/17/1883Vasudeo Balvant Phadke, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away in prison at Aden.
6/1/1959National Aeronautical Research Laboratory (NARL) set up under CSIR with temporary offices in New Delhi. Dr. P. Nilakantan is appointed NARL's first Director.
10/2/1994Five die of pneumonic plague in Delhi. Surat toll rose to 47.