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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
4/26/1929British fliers make a record nonstop 4,130-mile trip from London to India.
7/6/1992R. Janakiraman Committee estimates involvement of Rs. 3543 crore in the security scam.
3/16/1946India calls Attlee's independence offer contradictory, 'a propaganda move'.
6/5/1975Ramsing, great freedom fighter and editor of `Navyug Patrika', passed away.
6/26/1997India declares its chemical weapon stockpiles and storage facilities as part of its obligations as signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
2/14/1959Nehru tells the International Conference on Planned Parenthood that Indian family planning efforts have not stopped population growth.
4/14/1963Maha Pandit Rahul Sanskrityayan, great Hindi writer, politician and professor, passed away at Darjeeling.
11/12/1984Rajiv Gandhi elected Congress (I) President.
12/21/1992BJP-sponsored no-trust motion against the Rao Government defeated 334-106 in the Lok Sabha; Vajpayee ends fast.
12/21/1992Guru Angad Dev, Sikh Guru, passed away.