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Historical Event on 6/24/1966
Bombay-New York Air India flight crashes into Mont Blanc (Switz), 117 die.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/13/1997 | The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it. |
| 9/3/2000 | National Cricket Academy (NCA) wins the MRF Buchi Babu Cricket tournament in Chennai. |
| 10/17/1932 | Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, was captured by the British army. |
| 11/5/1931 | M. G. Subramaniam, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1983-84, was born in Karnataka. |
| 8/8/1942 | 'Britishers Quit India', this resolution was announced in public at Bombay Congress Session. This resolution was passed by All Indian National Congress Committee and Gandhiji gave the 'Do or Die' call for Independence struggle. |
| 1/27/1994 | Union Cabinet approves inclusion of the land reforms laws in the 9th Schedule of the Constitution. |
| 9/24/1829 | Anandram Dhekial Fukan, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, was born. |
| 1/25/1995 | India and South Africa sign three pacts to forge special ties. |
| 1/19/1990 | Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", Indian free love guru, modern mystic and controversial cult figure, died in Pune at the age of 58 years. He will be remembered as a great orator and for founding of Rajnishpuram in USA. |
| 4/4/1998 | G. Sarala Devi, 62, CPI leader and general secretary of the National Federation of Indian Women, passed away in Hyderabad. |
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