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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 |
| 10/21/1762 | Herman W Daendels, Brig-General and Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1807-11), was born. |
| 5/21/1930 | A raid of nationalists on salt works in Dharasana results in 630 casualties and the arrest of Mrs. Naidy, leader of the civil disobedience campaign. |
| 6/22/1994 | L. V. Prasad, father of South Indian film industry, died. |
| 1/14/1896 | Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance Minister of India, was born. |
| 7/8/1972 | Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, cricketer (centuries in 1st two Tests for India 1996), was born in Calcutta. |
| 10/16/1994 | IRS P-2 successfully placed in orbit. |
| 3/12/1995 | Congress party loses India national election. |
| 2/14/1933 | W. R. Sonar, famous marathi poet, author, playwright, editor and publisher, was born. |
| 4/14/1988 | Ashok Kumar, actor, recieved the Dada Saheb Phalke Award. |
| 8/30/1751 | Sir Robert Clive exhibited a heroic feat when the British troops captured Arcot form Chanda Saheb. |
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