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Historical Event on 12/23/1972

Chandrasekhar takes 8-79 India v England at Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1882Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta.
6/19/1966Shiv Sena was established.
7/22/1918During the First World War, India's first fighter pilot Indra Lal Rai's plane was shot down in battle by Germans planes near London. Rai had fought for Britisher's Force.
1/26/1929Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence.
12/31/1861Cherrapunji in Assam received rainfall of 22,990 mm in 1861. This was a world record in itself as no other country or place had received rains to such an extent.
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada).
1/24/1966Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government.
12/26/1921Nurul. S. Hasan, educationist and statesman, was born at Lucknow (U.P).
6/6/1909Morappakam Joysam Gopalan, cricketer (1 Test India v England 1933-34), was born in Maduranthakam, Madras.
7/15/1979Morarji Desai resigns as PM. Jagjivan Ram elected Janata Parliamentary party leader.