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Historical Event on 6/23/1987

D. Chakraborty was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-07-1991.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/26/1989India debars Bofors from future contracts until they come out clean.
4/10/1982Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1A) launched. First operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite procured from U.S.A.(Cape Canaveral).
2/3/1992Kapil Dev becomes the second highest wicket-taker in Test Cricket when he took his 400th wicket, that of Mark Taylor, in the Perth Test (New Zealand's Richard Hadlee with 431 wickets being the first).
6/1/1786Madras General Post Office started functioning.
1/15/1956Erach Jahangir Sorabji Taraporewala, famous Indian language expert, passed away.
3/10/1999Lok Sabha approves the Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999, by a voice vote.
1/29/1939Radical Subhas Chandra Rose beats Gandhi's candidature to become Indian President.
11/2/1967Ministry of Education evolves a National Service Scheme for University students.
12/11/1998Poet Pradeep (Ramchandra Divedi) died at 1850 hrs today.
6/11/1997I.K. Gujral, PM, asserts that India had not deployed the `Prithvi' ballistic missile anywhere in the country or on the border.