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Historical Event on 7/24/1997

Country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/17/1835James Todd, researcher and writer of Rajput history, passed away.
8/27/1987B. Shankaranand appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the Bofors gun deal.
8/27/1987Akbar, great Mughal Emperor, won Kabul.
5/22/1989IRBM 'Agni' Missile launched successfully from Chandipur, Orissa.
7/2/1993Delhi High Court stays the Lok Sabha Speaker's order disqualifying four Janata Dal MPs under the anti-defection law.
2/3/1988INS Chakra was inducted in the Indian Navy when the first Soviet SSN Victor 1 class nuclear propelled submarine and India joined the maritime nuclear powers.
6/9/1923K. Alagirisami, famous journalist, playwright and story writer, was born.
2/28/1967General Election ( 4th) of India ends.
6/25/2000India lifts the Asia Cup sub-junior hockey championship in Kuala Lumpur.
8/23/1958Marathwada University was started.