New York Indian Community - NewYorkindian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 6/24/1961

Indian Manufactured Supersonic fighter HF24 flew took to air for the first time.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1948First issue of Marathi daily newspaper 'Loksatta' was published.
5/11/1965The first of two cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 people in the country.
3/13/1991President R. Venkataraman dissolves the Lok Sabha.
9/18/1993Asit Sen, famous comedy actor and character artist, died.
5/24/1956Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated.
10/3/1985Morocco breaks diplomatic relations with India after New Delhi announced its recognition of the Saharwi Arab Democratic Republic.
11/21/1963First sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). Thus started India's space programme.
10/28/1998Ghulam Ahmed, former Indian cricket captain, died in Hyderabad.
6/12/1891Gandhiji sailed for India and reached in July.
1/30/1971Indian Airline's Fokker Friendship aircraft in India was hijacked to Lahore.