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Historical Event on 6/23/1994

Two Britishers held hostage by terrorists in Kashmir for 17 days were set free.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/15/1986India protests against China's intrusion of six to seven km into the Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh.
10/2/1934Indian Naval Force was established.
10/2/1934Firuz Shah Tughluq, the third emperor of Delhi, died at the age of 83.
1/16/1989Prem Nazir, famous actor of more than 620 Malayalam films, died at the age of 59 yrs.
11/30/1986Sikhs hijack bus, killing 24 at Punjab.
9/30/1996Centre gives its consent to Tamil Nadu government's decision to rename Madras as Chennai.
3/28/1943S. Satyamurti, social reformer, politician and member of legislative council at Madras, died. He was born in Tirumayyam village in August 19, 1887.
6/7/1996Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF becomes the first Indian to jump from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole.
2/14/1924Ikramullah (Ikram Sagri) Khan, famous Hindi poet, was born at Rehli in Madhya Pradesh.
10/19/1997BSP withdraws support to Kalyan Singh government in UP because of its 'anti-Dalit' policies.