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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
12/6/1946Anglo-Indian talks end in failure after three days at London.
2/4/1973India's then biggest commercial ship merchant fleet 88,000 DWT super tanker ""Jawaharlal Nehru"" commenced its services for the Nation.
4/23/1858Pandita Ramabai, social reformer and philosopher, was born in the State of Mysore.
10/3/1992Geet Sethi beats holder Mike Russel of Britain (2529-718) to become the first Indian to win the World Professional Billiards championship in Bombay.
3/23/1942Japanese forces occupy Rangoon, Andaman Islands in Indian Ocean.
10/21/1997Himachal Pradesh Assembly goes global with inauguration of its website on the Internet.
3/26/199914 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection.
1/7/1987Kapil Dev takes his 300th Test wicket. At 28, he was the youngest cricketer to accomplish this feat.
8/23/1958Marathwada University was started.
2/28/1985M.G. Katre became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/10/89).