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Historical Event on 1/24/1997

Public holiday in connection with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose birth centenary.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1959Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party alongwith Ranga.
7/4/1997Mumbai High Court directs BMC to reinstate G.R. Khairnar, the iconoclastic Dy. Municipal Commissioner suspended in `94 and removed from service in October 1996.
4/19/1976Indira Gandhi proposes a resumption of ties with Pakistan in New Delhi.
1/20/1993Captain Karamjeet Singh, first Pramveer Chakra Awardee, passed away.
5/10/1999Tamil Nadu Government withdraws the controversial Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) Bill.
8/12/1996Supreme Court stays further proceedings against Narasimha Rao in Chandraswami-Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case.
9/6/1993CPI (M) wrests Congress (I) bastion of Chowringhee in the by-elections to the WB Assembly; Durgapur and Kurseong also won by CPI (M).
12/7/1979First International Children's Films Festival was held in Bombay.
3/15/1931M.I.Mohammad Ghose, cricket test umpire for 8 tests from 1976-80, was born in Tamil Nadu.
3/15/193124 merchants gathered in London's Founder Hall under the auspices of Lord Mayor to start a new company with a share captial in India.