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Historical Event on 6/24/1966
Bombay-New York Air India flight crashes into Mont Blanc (Switz), 117 die.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/24/1966 | Muhammad of Bin Quasim (Kasim), Arabs, attacked on Sindh and captured it. Muhammad defeated and killed King Dahir, Hindu king, at Rawar. |
| 4/22/1840 | James Princes, British research scientist and archeaologist, passed away. |
| 6/3/1924 | Muthuvel Karunanidhi, politician and playwright, was born in Thirukkuvalai (Thanjavur). |
| 6/30/1917 | Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji, great Indian, patriot and one of the founders of the Indian National Congress, politician and merchant, died at the age of 92. |
| 7/27/1949 | Agreement reached on the ceasefire line in Kashmir. |
| 11/17/1999 | India beats New Zealand by seven wickets to win the one-day cricket series in New Delhi. Saurav Ganguly adjudged the 'man of the match' and 'man of the series'. |
| 1/18/1925 | Gajanan Johari, famous Marathi writer, was born. |
| 12/7/1825 | First Steam Engine Ship ""Enterprise"" reached Calcutta. |
| 5/18/1926 | Naranjan Bhagat, famous Gujrathi poet, was born. |
| 1/4/1924 | Vidyadhar Gokhle, editor, playwright and politician, was born. |
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