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Historical Event on 3/24/1977

Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. Later he formed his cabinet. He was in the office of Prime Minister till July 28, 1979. This was first non-Congress Government in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/16/1903Kalka-Simla Railway line section was opened for public conveyance.
12/16/1990Dr. M. Channa Reddy resigned as Andhra Pradesh CM.
11/27/1907Harivanshrai Bachchan, famous Hindi writer and poet, was born at Allahabad.
8/15/1950Indian Constitution goes into effect.
6/24/1991Two LIC officers burnt to death in Kashmir.
3/31/1959Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India.
10/1/1867Dr. Hiralal, a distinguised historian, was born in Katni near Jabalpur. He compiled a descriptive catalogue of Sanskrit and Prakrit Manuscripts in the Central Provinces and was an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India. He was also titled as "Rai Bahadur
4/11/1999Chetan Baboor and Poulomi Ghatak won the men's and women's titles resp. in the India Cup table tennis in Mumbai.
6/8/1968Madhuri Mani Iyyer, famous singer of Karnatak Gharana, passed away.
4/28/1992Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away.