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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
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country.
5/19/1982Elections for Assemblies held in West Bengal, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala.
8/11/1916Gopal Raghunath Bewur, former Chief of Army and fighter, was born.
9/21/1912Firoz Gandhi, great politician, was born.
5/6/1948India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir.
10/5/1999India decides not to attend the special meet on CTBT.
10/5/1864Cyclone destroyed most of Calcutta city in which approximately 50,000 people died.
3/30/1996Congress I splits in Tamil Nadu. Group led by G.K. Moopanar makes alliance with DMK.
12/24/1997Congress(I) splits in Bihar with Dr. Jagannath Mishra and Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav floating iits regional outfit, ""Bihar Jan Congress
11/7/1966Riots over slaughtered cow claims seven lives.