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Historical Event on 1/24/1997

Justice Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi and Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang appointed Governors of Tamil Nadu and Kerala respectively.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/12/1991Lok Sabha elections announced for May 20, 23, 26; Punjab Assam, J&K polls deferred.
3/18/1992Shreyanprasad Jain, famous philanthropist and industrialist, passed away.
12/23/1992Varma Commission indicts IB, the Centre and Tamil Nadu police for failure to protect Rajiv Gandhi.
6/18/1997Prakash Padukone launches IBC.
5/18/1985Dr. P. C. Alexander appointed High Commissioner in Britain.
9/16/1996First one-day international in Canada played between India and Pakistan at Toronto.
3/26/1931New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies.
7/6/1939Manmohan Sood, cricketer (scored 0 & 3 in his only Test for India), was born in Lahore.
5/29/1982Naval Academy at Ezhimala, Kerala, was approved by Union Cabinet.
1/24/2000Supreme Court imposes, with immediate effect, a ban on industries in Delhi and Haryana from discharging untreated industrial effluents into the Yamuna.