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Historical Event on 10/23/1999

V. P. Singh, former Prime Minister, tops the list of star witnesses in Bofors case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/7/1958Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha.
12/1/1970T. Swaminathan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 02-11-1972
1/23/1992India becomes ASEAN dialogue partner.
5/27/1919Kandukuri Veeresalingam, father of modern Telgu language, author and social reformer, passed away.
8/15/1947Lord Louis Mountbatten took charge as the first British Governor General of Indian Union and occupied this office till June 20, 1948.
7/7/1763Britishers declared Mir Jafer as Nawab of Bengal.
7/21/1891Jairamdas Doulatram, great leader, journalist and freedom fighter, was born at Karachi.
5/22/1993Karnataka special task force guns down Veerappan's brother and righthand man Arjunan.
9/29/2000Nayudu award goes to former India cricket captain Lt. Col. Hemu Adhikari.
2/9/1993Silver prices crash as the govt allows passengers to import upto 100 k and reduces customs duty on 35 baggage items from 255 to 150 \%.