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Historical Event on 12/23/1969

Armstrong and Aldrin collected Moon rock, which was kept on exhibition in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/5/1872V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, great freeom fighter, social reformer, prolific writer, politician and leader, was born at Ottapidaram village in Tamil Nadu.
5/18/1999R. B. Sapre, India's first national chess champion, died in Mumbai.
9/10/1887Govind Ballabh Pant was born in village Khunt, Almora District, U.P. He served eight years as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was as outstanding parliamentary figure of his days. He was awarded with Bharat Ratna in 1959.
8/15/1990GOI declares Prophet Mohammed's birthday a national holiday.
4/28/1701John Norris of Britain met Aurangjeb at Parnela in South India.
5/28/1988The first Cultural Exchange Programme was signed between India and China.
1/25/1856Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians.
6/7/1997At least 37 persons were feared killed in a fire in ''yagyashala'' at Thanjavur Big Temple.
12/13/1772Narayan Rao became the Peshwa at Satara.
5/14/1995Major train accident near Salem when KK Express collides with goods train killing 51 people.