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Historical Event on 12/24/1987

Dr. M.G.Ramachandran, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, died. He was 70 yrs. He was posthumously awarded the 'Bharat Ratna' by the President of India. (17-1-90).

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11/3/1997American Consulate General in Chennai starts issuing visitor's visa with 10-year validity.
6/25/1975President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed signed the declaration of Emergency Rule in India. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi implemented the same very next day.
5/5/1903Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India.
3/26/1931New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies.
9/8/1995Harcharan Singh Brar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab.
12/8/1999Furore in the Lok Sabha over RJD President Laloo Prasad Yadav's daughter topping the MBBS exam.
3/21/1995A.K. Antony elected CM of Kerala.
3/21/1995Saint Francis Xavier, Jesuit priest, Spanish missionary teaching in India and Japan, was born in the Spanish kingdom of Navarre.
5/25/1995Parliament gives assent to Budget and passes Finance Appropriation Bill.
3/24/1896Thiripad V. T. Bhatt, author and journalist, was born.