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Historical Event on 1/24/1997
Public holiday in connection with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose birth centenary.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/26/1997 | Mizoram becomes a dry state, the fourth, after Gujarat, AP and Haryana. |
| 7/10/1991 | C. G. Pandit, famous scientist and Padmabhushan awardee, died. |
| 7/10/1997 | Fijian Senate approves new Constitution that removes radical restrictions on political power of Indian community, which makes up almost half the population. |
| 3/2/1994 | President's rule in J & K extended. |
| 11/13/1999 | A woman commits 'sati' in Satpura village in Mohaba district of Uttar Pradesh |
| 7/15/1969 | Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. After retirement he was appointed as the Ambassador in Switzerland. |
| 3/15/1998 | Mr. Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. The number of MPs supporting the formation of a government by the BJP stands at 264 in a house of 539, just short of the working majority of 270. However, the President sees the figure as crossing the half-way mark as the Telugu Desam decides to remain neutral. Earlier, the Congress(I) conveys to the President its decision not to stake claim to form a government. |
| 5/14/1953 | Y. N. Sukthankar was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1957. |
| 2/7/1995 | Cong-I Disciplinary Action Committee expels Arjun Singh from the primary membership for 6 years for anti-party activities. |
| 2/7/1995 | Pedro Alvaris, Portugese businessman, reached Calicut and established the first European factory in India. |
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