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Historical Event on 2/23/1997
Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/5/1966 | Indian rupee devalued by 36.5 percent. |
| 2/21/1995 | The plan outlay for Andhra Pradesh for 1995-96 fixed at Rs. 3.159 crores. |
| 2/17/1994 | Former US Congressman Stephan Solarz named Ambassador of India. |
| 6/14/1997 | India expresses regret over ""inadvertent intrusion"" of IAF helicopter into Bangladesh territory. |
| 11/18/1937 | 1,100 prisoners freed after appeal by Gandhi, his first political act in year. |
| 12/12/1961 | Portuguese civilians are evacuated amid fears of an Indian troop invasion at Goa, Daman and Diu. |
| 10/17/1932 | Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, was captured by the British army. |
| 8/18/1907 | Madam Bhikaji Cama, addressed the International Socialist Congress at Stuttgart, Germany. |
| 2/21/1899 | Suryakant Tripathi `Nirala', famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 2/27/1931 | Chandrashekhar Azad of Hindustan Republican Army shot himself to avoid British police arrest at Alfred Park, Allahabad. |
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