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Historical Event on 1/24/1966
Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/31/1983 | The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah. |
| 12/6/1997 | Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands. |
| 1/25/1824 | Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, Bengali poet and dramatist, was born in Sagardari village of Jessore district. |
| 10/23/1999 | V. P. Singh, former Prime Minister, tops the list of star witnesses in Bofors case. |
| 1/20/1948 | 1. Bomb exploded near Birla House during a prayer meeting of Gandhi. 2. Three member UN Commission for investigation/mediation on Kashmir. 3. K.M. Cariappa succeeded Lieutenant General D. Rissell as the Army Commander, Delhi and East Punjab and was responsible for conducting the operation in Kashmir. |
| 1/19/1992 | Manvendra Mukherji, famous singer and music director, passed away. |
| 6/17/1991 | Prabhakar Machve, famous litterateur, passed away. |
| 2/16/1932 | Sibnath Banerjee, trade union movement leader, passed away. He founded several organisation like Congress Socialist Party, A.I.T.U.C. and Hind Mazdoor Sabha, etc. |
| 2/6/1954 | Kashmir Assembly accepts re-unification with India. |
| 3/2/1963 | China reports troops have left disputed area in India. |
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