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Historical Event on 1/24/1997
Public holiday in connection with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose birth centenary.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/31/1961 | 99 Infantry Brigade Group, under Brigadier K S Raja, launched operations in Katanga province and regained full control of Katanga amidst stiff resistance offered by a break away faction (Katangese gendarmerie). |
| 5/23/1931 | Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born. |
| 10/19/1979 | T. R. Baalu was born in Thalikottai, Distt. Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu). |
| 12/31/1984 | Rajiv Gandhi was sworn is as the 6th Prime Minister of India. He succeeded his mother Indira Gandhi. He became the Prime Minister of India for a second time and first time after elections. |
| 12/23/1889 | Mehr Chand Mahajan, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born. |
| 12/14/1998 | The Government introduces the controversial Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha. |
| 4/28/1740 | Baji Rao I aka Thorle BajiRao Peshwa passed away at Raverkhedi near the banks of the Narmada river near Khargon and his son Balaji Baji Rao was placed on his father's throne as the Peshwa. |
| 12/23/1972 | Chandrasekhar takes 8-79 India v England at Delhi. |
| 4/26/1762 | Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, was born at Tiruvarur. |
| 5/24/1990 | K. S. Hegde, former President of Parliament, passed away. |
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