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Historical Event on 1/24/1966

Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha, chairmain of Atomic Research Institute, passed away near Geneva when Air India Boeing 707 crashed in accident at Alps Hills, Mont Blanc in Switzerland killing all the 117 persons on board.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/3/1947Indian National Trade Union Congress Intak was established.
3/27/1990A 10-member Progressive Democratic Front Ministry led by Churchill Alemao sworn in Goa.
1/10/1975India accords recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organization.
3/17/1982President's rule in Kerala.
2/10/1943Gandhi begins hunger strike to protest imprisonment. This strike lasted for 21 days till March 3.
8/25/199710,000 people residing in low lying areas in Gujarat shifted to safer places following incessant rains for two days. Death toll mounts to 265.
5/30/1919Rabindranath Tagore returned back the honour as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
1/21/1983R. D. Katari, the first Indian Admiral of Indian Army, passed away.
9/20/1993Narsimha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in Teheran on a three-day visit.
4/28/1986Malayalam film `Chidambaram' directed by G. Aravindan wins best feature film award and Shyam Benegal bags the Best Director award for the Hindi film 'Trikal'.