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Historical Event on 1/24/1976

Burmah Shell, a private oil company, was nationalised and renamed as Bharat Refineries.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/16/1990GOI announces higher procurement/minimum support prices for all major kharif crops.
12/5/1657Murad proclaimed himself Emperor of India.
8/20/1944Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay.
3/19/1998Abdul Rauf Seddiopui, Samajwadi Party leader, is shot dead near Jadharpur village in Bareilly district.
9/6/1947Indian government creates a new ministry of relief and rehabilitation of refugees.
2/23/1997176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa.
1/1/1934Raju V. Vikram, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1984-87, was born at Karnataka.
1/12/1708Shahu was crowned as the Maratha ruler. Shahu, son of Sambhaji, entered Satara and released Aurangzeb's son Azam the previous year.
11/28/1945Australia Services draw second Victory Test Cricket vs India at Calcutta.
3/31/1993Kidnapped cardiac surgeon Dr. Abdul Ahad Guroo killed in Srinagar.