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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 |
| 11/15/1992 | At least 170 people die in heavy rains and floods in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. |
| 7/4/1912 | Pandit Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, singer of 'Jaypur Gharana', was born. |
| 5/5/1932 | Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, passed away. |
| 3/7/1996 | Union Cabinet clears decks for extending benefits of reservation to Dalit Christians. |
| 12/9/1999 | Several MPs in the Lok Sabha demand resignation of the CBI chief in the Priyadarshini Matto murder case. |
| 1/22/1996 | Janata Dal parliamentary party leader Sharad Yadav resigns from Lok Sabha membership (Jain hawala case). |
| 12/4/1998 | Christians across the country observe a protest day against the recent attacks on the community and its institutions. |
| 6/11/2000 | Rajesh Pilot, Congress(I) leader and former Union Minister, died in a road accident in his home constituency, Dausa. |
| 10/11/1988 | Janata Dal, a new national centrist opposition party, launched. V. P. Singh elected President. |
| 1/30/1785 | Sir Charles Metkaff, governor general of East India Company, was born. |
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