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Historical Event on 1/24/1997

Justice Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi and Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang appointed Governors of Tamil Nadu and Kerala respectively.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/24/1989A majority of opposition members in Lok Sabha resign on the issue of C & AG report on Bofors gun deal.
3/6/1961India's first Financial daily 'The Economic Times' started publication from Bombay.
12/28/1995Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service.
3/6/1775Raghunath Rao signed treaty of Surat with British ending the first Anglo-Maratha War.
4/1/1930Government announced 15 yrs and 18 yrs as minimum marriageable age for girls and boys. This is presently remodified.
3/12/1992A devastating wave of car-bomb explosions killed an estimated 300 people and injured hundreds more today in the large western Indian port city of Bombay. The first blast ripped through the city's stock exchange building, and minutes later a dozen slightly less powerful explosions rocked the bustling city center.The bomb attacks appeared to have been part of a carefully planned operation.The devices were clearly meant to cause maximum loss of life and damage to property.
12/22/1998The Patents Bill gets Rajya Sabha approval.
9/25/1922Shri Nath Pai, freedom fighter, Barrister and Member of Parliament, was born in Konkan region of Maharashtra.
2/1/1930A bomb, believed to be planted by Indian nationalists, is found at the British Museum at London.
3/1/1910The Dalai Lama is welcomed in Darjeeling.