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Historical Event on 2/23/1997
Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/11/1908 | New law suspends trial by jury and increases penalties for 'sedition.' |
| 11/11/1980 | The Hindustan Times says the 'British have reverted to what they basically are & a small, little people with small, little minds inhabiting a small, little island in the Atlantic.' |
| 9/15/1862 | Gaurishankar Hirachand Oza, famous historian, was born. |
| 3/25/1996 | CBI gives a clean chit to PM Rao in the St. Kitts case. |
| 5/27/1996 | A. B. Vajpayee, PM, seeks vote of confidence in his 12-day old govt. |
| 5/19/1993 | S. W. Sohoni, 4 Tests for India, 83 runs @ 16.6, 2 wkts @ 101, passed away. |
| 2/14/1996 | President dedicates 55,000-seated Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kochi to the nation. |
| 2/12/1995 | The 3-phase-budget session begins with the address of President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma in the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. |
| 1/2/1979 | Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (vs West Indies). |
| 1/10/1997 | The second leg of the Indian Satellite circuit held in Ahmedabad. |
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