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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
6/10/1987Jeevan, famous Hindi film actor, died.
1/30/1988Sheshrao Wankhede, barrister, passed away.
2/27/1992Narasimha Rao elected Congress (I) President in the party poll held after a gap of 20 years.
8/15/1997IWM Vijayalakshmi wins Asian Zonal Women's Chess tournament in Tehran.
2/20/1987Lok Dal splits over leadership issue.
7/23/1903Chandra Shekhar Azad was born Today in 1903
4/17/1977Swatantra Party was merged in Janata Party.
11/18/1901V. Shantaram alias Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, famous film maker and actor (Chitrapat Maharashi), was born.
5/6/2000Benoy Krishna Chowdhury (89), veteran freedom fighter and prominent CPI(M) leader, died at a Government Hospital in Calcutta.
8/15/1997The Government bans doctors from determining the sex of the foetus.