23rd June – What Happened Today In History?

What Happened Today In History?

Find out what happened on 23rd June in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred on 23rd June.
Famous Birthdays in History on this day:

Raj Babbar is a Hindi and Punjabi film actor since 1977 and the current Member of Parliament from Firozabad which he won by defeating Dimple Yadav, wife of Akhilesh Yadav & daughter-in-law of Mulayam Singh Yadav. This is his fourth term as MP, in previous terms he was the part of Samajwadi Party.
Virbhadra Singh (born 23 June 1934) resigned from the office of Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises of the Republic of India in June 2012. This was a cabinet position in the United Progressive Alliance government, led by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Death anniversaries on 23rd June:

Sanjay Gandhi (Hindi: संजय गाँधी ) (14 December 1946 – 23 June 1980) was an Indian politician. The younger son of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi, he was a member of the Nehru-Gandhi family. During his lifetime he was widely expected to succeed his mother as head of the Indian National Congress.
Varahagiri Venkata Giri pronunciation (help·info); 10 August 1894 – 23 June 1980), commonly known as V. V. Giri, was the fourth President of the Republic of India from 24 August 1969 to 23 August 1974.He was also Acting President of India from 3 May 1969 to 20 July 1969 ,before becoming actual president.
Nanasaheb Peshwa (b.8 Dec. 1721, d. 23 Jun. 1761), also known as Balaji Baji Rao, was the son of Bajirao from his marriage with Kashibai and one of the Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. He contributed heavily to the development of the city of Pune, India. He was appointed as Peshwa by Chattrapati Shahu himself.

Notable Events:

1761-Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb), third peshwa, died at Pune, after losing in the Third Battle of Panipat on 12 June.
1927-All India Radio’s broadcasting service started in 1927 by privately owned transmitter at Bombay and Calcutta.