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Historical Event on 1/24/1997

Justice Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi and Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang appointed Governors of Tamil Nadu and Kerala respectively.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/21/1762Herman W Daendels, Brig-General and Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1807-11), was born.
7/20/1898Krishna Kanta Handique, great linguist, educationist, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Jorhat.
11/5/1976Lok Sabha votes to extend its own life by another year.
11/5/1605Accession of Jahangir
4/13/1948Bhuvaneshwar became the capital of Orissa.
3/30/1996Congress I splits in Tamil Nadu. Group led by G.K. Moopanar makes alliance with DMK.
6/13/1997At least 60 persons were feared killed and several injured in a fire in Uphaar Grand cinema in South Delhi.
10/21/1996Japan gets non-permanent seat in Security Council after a contest with India.
10/18/19921,000 police personnel occupy the Golden Temple in Amritsar to keep Punjab separatists away.
11/2/1990Many die in firing in Ayodhya as Karsevaks storm the Ram Janma Bhumi/Babri Masjid structure. Curfew in many areas in north and west India to prevent communal violence. Several people die in violence.