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Historical Event on 5/23/1997

The body of controversial former chief of Tarn Taran district police Ajit Singh Sandhu is recovered from rail tracks near Bhakharpur About 30 km from Chandigarh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/3/1998India and Portugal sign an agreement in New Delhi for setting up a joint committee to enhance cooperation in science and technology.
7/5/1993Air Marshal Swarup Krishna Kaul appointed Chief of Air Staff.
5/10/1999Tamil Nadu Government withdraws the controversial Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) Bill.
4/2/1954Nehru calls for a halt to the build up of nuclear weapons.
1/6/1664Chhatrapati Shivaji attacked on Surat.
2/28/1968International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery.
8/13/1951First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India.
9/8/1982Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Kashmir, who dominated the political scene of Jammu and Kashmir for 50 years, died. He was 77.
7/7/196294 people died in an Italian DC-8 air crash near Bombay.
10/27/1937Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of 'Kirana Gharana', died.