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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
5/12/1995India refused to sign NPT in its present discriminatory form.
11/24/1952Brijesh Parsuram Patel, cricketer (Indian batsman 1974-77), was born in Baroda.
12/23/1944U C Joshi, cricketer (Sussex off-spinner 1970-74 from India), was born.
1/1/1986Fourth Pay Commission implemented.
8/16/1932Britain instituted new electoral plan for India: to allow limited untouchables and giving them separate representation.
2/24/1880Satyanarayan, great poet of Kannada language, was born.
6/24/1946Gandhiji meets Cabinet Mission.
6/7/1989Sheetal Pandya set up a world record at the age of 5 years.
3/28/1984Bhausaheb Ranade, famous freedom fighter, passed away.
12/13/1989Kashmiri militants release the daughter of Indian Home Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed as five of their comrades freed from prison.