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Historical Event on 6/23/1661

Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1949SSC Examination system started.
5/13/1971General Insurance nationalized.
6/30/1999India reiterates that any talks will resume only after Pakistan's unconditional withdrawal from Kargil. Meanwhile Indian Army continues to attack the Tiger Hill area and captures two positions in close proximity to Jubar features. The Election Commission says that Lok Sabha polls will be held as per schedule.
5/16/1960International Telex Service between India and U.K. started.
10/1/1997Gerhard Fischer, social worker, nominated for Gandhi peace prize. The 76-year-old German "Ambassador of Humanity'' was unanimously chosen for his contribution for social, economic and political transformation through non-violence
11/9/1999BJP asks Kalyan Singh to step down, chooses Ram Prakash Gupta as his successor.
2/19/1996Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states.
3/22/1969The first public sector petrochemical organisation was inaugurated.
1/12/1924Gandhiji was operated on for appendicitis in Sassoon Hospital, Pune.
6/25/1900Louis Mountbatten, last British Voiceroy and first Governor General of independent India, was born at England.