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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
9/13/1998Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand is appointed Chief Justice of India.
12/16/1994Pratap Singh Rane of Congress (I) takes oath of office.
11/1/1858Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India.
10/30/1996Pop star Michael Jackson arrives in Bombay.
6/14/1958Dr. C.V. Raman receives the Lenin Peace Prize in Kremlin.
2/23/1998The Samajwadi Party candidate for the Motihari Lok Sabha seat, Mr. Devendra Nath Dubey, is shot dead at Baniarpur in Patna.
1/31/1963Peacock declared as National Bird of India.
10/9/1949The Territorial Army of India inaugurated by the Governor General.
3/5/1919M.L. Kapoor, great industrialist, was born at Lahore.
6/23/1757The Battle of Plassey started between Robert Clive, incharge of British army, and Nawab of Bengal, Siraj -Ud -Daula. In this battle Robert Clive won control of Bengal.