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Historical Event on 7/24/1997

Country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/2/1977C.V. Narasimhan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 25/11/77).
10/27/1982Gandhiji's personal secretary Pyare Lal died.
12/6/2000Bishop Vinod Peter, National Christian Council of India president and church of North India moderator, and Rajasthan CNI Bishop Gerald Andrews die in a car accident near Jodhpur in Rajasthan.
2/18/1983Violence between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Singhalese in Sri Lanka marks beginning of Tamil rebellion by Tiger freedom fighters demanding an independent nation called Eelam. Prolonged civil war results.
11/8/1965Bashiruddin Ahmad, religious leader and litterateur, passed away.
1/8/1993FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500.
11/5/1995Common Guidance test flight of Trishul successful.
6/24/1990Defence scientists successfully test fired country's first third generation anti-tank missile 'NAG'.
7/16/1954French rule ends in Mahe. De facto power was transferred to the people and the Indian flag hoisted.
3/10/1904Raghunath Gopal Kokaje, great Hindi writer, was born at Bhoka, district Ratnagiri.