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Historical Event on 7/23/1996

R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/2000Gen. S. Padmanabhan takes over as the new Chief of the Army Staff from Gen. V. P. Malik.
8/19/1994Rupee made fully convertible on current account.
1/24/1994India sends six proposals to Pakistan to resolve bilateral problems.
8/12/1868Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born.
11/8/2000Queen Ingrid (90), Denmark's Swedish born queen mother and great-grand daughter of Britain's Queen Victoria, died in Copenhagen.
11/15/1995Qiao Shi, Chairman of the standing committee of the Chinese National Peoples' Congress, arrives in New Delhi to advance Sino-Indian relations.
8/22/1922Alluri Seetaram Raju inspired and organised the tribals to wage a war against the British. Raju's army raided Chintapalli police station and there was regular warfare between him and the British forces.
9/22/1789Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department.
3/20/1926For the first time in the history of the competition, Scotland beats England for rugby's Calcutta Cup in London.
3/10/1991The Army Dental Corps celebrates its Golden Jubilee and proudly recounts its past glory.