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Historical Event on 1/24/1976

Burmah Shell, a private oil company, was nationalised and renamed as Bharat Refineries.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/24/1855First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km.
11/10/1989Foundation stone laid for the Ram Janambhoomi temple at Ayodhya.
2/20/1997RBI relaxes capital adequacy norms for commercial banks.
9/24/1932Poona Pact' was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. This historical agreement allowed increased representation for untouchables. Also, Gandhi ended his fast.
1/4/1967Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. began delivery of the MIG aircraft.
6/6/1992Ordinance issued to attach the properties of persons involved in the security scam.
4/8/1998India enters into a historical partnership with France with the formal launch of a joint programme for restoring and protecting the Taj Mahal.
4/28/1848Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Das was born in Calcutta district in Orissa.
5/28/1930Bhagwaticharan Vohra, great revolutionary freedom fighter, died near the banks of Ravi river during a bomb testing.
8/28/1972General Insurance Business was nationalised.