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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
3/27/1942Gandhiji meets Sir Stafford Cripps in New Delhi; later declares Cripps proposals to be a ""post-dated cheque"".
2/6/1939Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III of Baroda, great nationalist and social reformer, passed away.
8/16/1991Indian Airliner Boeing 737 crashes in Manipur's Churachandpur district killing all 69 aboard.
5/22/1996Ravi Shastri appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.
12/9/1825Tula Ram Rao, one of the revolutionary heroes of the 1857 and Sepoy Mutiny, was born.
7/3/1991Rupee devalued again from 10.58 to 10.96\% .
6/24/1986Government announced that unmarried mothers under its employment would also get maternity leave.
9/6/1657Shahjahan fell ill. His four sons Dara Shikoh, Suja, Aurangzeb and Murad advanced towards Delhi to capture the throne.
2/6/1995India and France decide to set up permanent Secretariat in Paris during the Indo-French Joint Business Council in Delhi.
6/23/1958Tamil leaders in Madras call on Nehru to lobby for better treatment of Ceylon's Tamil minority.