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Historical Event on 2/23/1962

Union government sets up an Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1997Mizoram becomes a dry state, the fourth, after Gujarat, AP and Haryana.
3/25/1958Yograjsingh Bhagsingh Bhundel, cricketer (Indian pace bowler early 80's), was born in Chandigarh.
12/22/1994Sunil Gavaskar takes oath of office as the Sheriff of Bombay.
3/22/1957National Calander based on Saka Samvat was adopted. As per this calander, the date of adoption was "Chaitra first, 1879 Saka along with Gregorian.
11/10/1960First Nagpur session of Maharashtra State.
3/17/1995Congress-I in Arunachal Pradesh wins two-third majority.
4/11/1930Pandit Motilal Nehru renamed 'Anand Bhuvan' as 'Swaraj Bhawan' and handed it over to the people.
12/3/1971During the ensuing melee, three of the Sabres were shot down while all Gnats returning to base were unscathed. The first blood of a new Indo-Pakistan air war had been drawn. Other encounters were to follow over the next 10 days within both Indian and Pakistani airspace, before a full-scale war began.
10/13/1989Panchayati Raj and Nagarpalika Bills defeated in Rajya Sabha.
9/21/1997Mahesh Bhupathi wins a cliff-hanger as India clinches Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Chile 3-2 in Delhi.