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Historical Event on 7/24/1997

Country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/24/1992Congress (I) strength goes up by six seats in the Rajya Sabha on account of biennial polls.
2/27/1956G. V. Mavlankar, first speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away.
4/18/1978Sardar Sobha Singh, famous builder of modern New Delhi, passed away at the age of 90.
1/29/1939Ramkrishna Mission Sanskritik Sansthan (Institute of Culture) was established.
2/22/1913Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Lucknow.
7/14/1999Arvind Dave is appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
11/24/1924Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman, famous political cartoonist, was born.
1/26/1957India annexes Kashmir, Constitution for incorporation with India goes into effect.
1/24/1980J.S. Bawa became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 28/02/85).
2/2/1968TERLS dedicated to the United Nations.