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Historical Event on 1/24/1966
Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha, chairmain of Atomic Research Institute, passed away near Geneva when Air India Boeing 707 crashed in accident at Alps Hills, Mont Blanc in Switzerland killing all the 117 persons on board.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/8/1941 | Swami Pranabananda Maharaj, father of Bharat Sevashram Sangha, passed away. |
| 9/10/1918 | Muslim riots break out in Calcutta. |
| 10/17/1817 | Syed Ahmad Khan, great social reformer, educationist, journalist, leader and one of the most eminent builders of modern India, was born in Delhi. |
| 9/30/1961 | Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit, occasional Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80's), was born in Bombay. |
| 1/14/1926 | Mahashweta Devi was born at Jinda Bahar Lane, Dhaka. |
| 11/2/1956 | Express Train plunged down the Marudaiyar river embarkment killng 143 persons. |
| 3/31/1913 | Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir George Sydneham Clerk. |
| 3/24/1991 | Bhau Samarth, internationaly famed painter, passed away. |
| 8/17/1998 | National Human Rights Commission recommends compulsory registration of marriages in a bid to check child marriages. |
| 1/18/1990 | Farooq Abdullah, J&K CM, quits. |
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