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Historical Event on 3/24/1977

Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. Later he formed his cabinet. He was in the office of Prime Minister till July 28, 1979. This was first non-Congress Government in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1821Daily newspaper 'Mumbai Samachar' was published.
7/1/1821Shrichakradhar Swami, founder of 'Mahanubhav Panth', passed away.
9/3/1979M. M. Bhatnagar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 14-06-1985.
11/18/1974Telex Service started between India and Pakistan.
11/20/1981Bhaskara-II, India's second experimental remote sensing satellite, was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. This provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis.
11/25/1977John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79).
10/22/1997Indian veterans take winning 3-0 lead against Pakistan in the five-match cricket series.
1/25/1988Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Marudu Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR (Posthumous) (1917-1987).
8/20/1995305 killed and 345 injured in collision between Purushottam Express and Kalindi Express at Murlinagar near Firozabad (UP).
6/19/2000Salgocar wins the Pondicherry Millennium All India Football tournament in Pondicherry.