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Historical Event on 1/24/1966
Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/6/1994 | Indian Union Muslim League splits, G.M.Banatwala elected President in place of Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait. |
| 10/29/1967 | Kurtkoti Lingangaunda, great Indian Philosopher, passed away. |
| 4/16/1966 | Nandlal Bose, who established modern painting in Bengal, passed away. |
| 4/23/1930 | Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers. |
| 3/20/1952 | Anand Armitraj, great Indian tennis player (Brother of Vijay), was born. |
| 9/30/1972 | Pakistani troops shell into the Indian zone of Kashmir. |
| 7/27/1889 | Branch of Indian National Congress, 'British India Committee' , was established under the leadership of Dadabhai Navroji. |
| 7/12/1674 | Chhatrapati Shivaji signed a friendship treaty with East India Company. |
| 6/3/1890 | Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, was born. |
| 1/8/1956 | Tryambak Sitaram Karkhanis, founder of 'Maharashtra Drama Group' (Maharashtra Natak Mandali), died. |
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