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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
6/6/1992Ordinance issued to attach the properties of persons involved in the security scam.
12/21/1994The IAF return from peace keeping duties as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations in Somalia.
6/22/1993Ordinance to amend Consumer Act was issued; Government doctors and hospitals were kept out of its ambit.
8/1/1927Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza, famous Hindi litterateur, was born.
11/12/1958Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
2/17/1986Jiddu Krishnamurti, famous Indian philosopher (Kingdom Happiness), passed away at the age of 90 yrs at Ojai, California, USA.
5/1/1997Abhijit Kunte wins National `A' chess championshop for men.
9/28/1984First floodlights lit ODI between India and Australia held outside of Australia at New Delhi.
8/13/1954Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully.
12/23/1993PM announces Local Area Development Scheme by which each MP can sanction projects worth Rs.1 crore.