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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
10/2/1979Operation (Milk) Flood-II launched.
9/19/1990Rajeev Goswami, a student of Delhi University, attempts to self immolate himself in protest against the implementation of Mandal Commission Report.
11/1/1930S. R. Bose, cricket test umpire for one test in 1983-84, was born in Bihar.
7/2/1941Muhammad Baqa Jilani, one Test for India, 0-55, died at the age of 29.
6/29/1893Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, physics, mathematics expert and founder of Indian Statistical Institute, was born at Calcutta.
11/19/1877Jatindranath Benarjee, revolutionary of Indian freedom movement, was born.
10/18/1928Roshan Harshadlal "Deepak" Shodhan, cricketer (century on Test debut for India), was born in Ahmedabad.
3/14/1910Dalai Lama makes a rare state visit to the Viceroy of Calcutta.
3/10/1926Dilbagh Singh, Air Chief Marshal, the second Sikh Chief of Air Staff and Indian Air Force, was born in Punjab.
6/9/1997Portfolio changes were effected by I K Gujral in Union Cabinet.