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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
10/30/1949Pramond Venkatesh Devidas Mahajan was born in Mahaboobnagar (Andhra Pradesh).
3/11/1795Battle at Kurdla India, Mahratten beat Mughals.
10/28/1998The 1997 B.C. Roy National Award was presented to 18 medical experts.
8/1/1879Achyut Balwant Kolhatkar, famous litterateur and journalist, was born.
8/17/1934Murasoli Shanmuga Sundram Maran was born in Thirukkuvalai village in Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu).
9/20/1993Narsimha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in Teheran on a three-day visit.
12/4/1998Christians across the country observe a protest day against the recent attacks on the community and its institutions.
9/29/1971Cyclone & tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 people.
1/9/1998Three RJD ministers in the Gujral Cabinet - Mr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Capt. Jai Narayan Nishad and Mrs. Kanti Singh - resign.
5/20/1965Under the leadership of Commander M. S. Kohli, Indian Trackers concurred Mount Everest. Captain A. S. Chima and Sherpa Nawang Gombu were the first to reach the summit.