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Historical Event on 6/24/1966

Bombay-New York Air India flight crashes into Mont Blanc (Switz), 117 die.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1998Prof. Amartya Kumar Sen, Economist, is sworn in new Master of the Trinity College. He is the first Asian to head a Cambridge College.
11/14/1995National Human Rights Commission's conference on 'Human Rights in Prisons' begins in New Delhi.
10/25/1989P. Baiju, Anand Shetty, Arjun Deviah, Ananda Natarajan set a record for India at the 4x100m relay meet in 40.14s at Islamabad.
9/27/1958Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais.
8/15/1947Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India.
11/2/1976Lok Sabha passes the 42nd Constitution Amendment Bill making India a Socialist Secular Republic and laying down the fundamental duties of citizens.
1/14/1995The 5th Pay Commission suggests trimming of bureaucracy.
10/19/1774Members of the Council and the Judge of Supreme Court of England came to improve the management in India.
8/26/1852Bombay Association was established.
11/3/1966Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000.