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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
12/11/1991Murali Manohar Joshi, BJP President, sets out on 'the Kanyakumari to Kashmir Ekta Yatra' (unity march).
1/9/1982A group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim started for the first ever Antarctica expedition on December 1981 - Jan 1982.
3/6/1991Chandrasekhar resigns as PM.
2/10/1961P. L. Deshpande played first solo drama 'Batatyachi Chawl'.
4/29/1882Raja Ali Sayyed, leader of Muslim League, was born.
6/1/1945Tata Fundamental Research Institute was established.
9/28/2000Marion Jones wins the 200m gold medal at Sydney.
6/27/1997Surendra Pratap Singh, famous Journalist and former chief editor of Nav Bharat Times Group, died ]at Delhi.
10/22/1997Indian veterans take winning 3-0 lead against Pakistan in the five-match cricket series.
10/22/1997Saint Gora Kumbhar, an intense devotee of the deity Vitthal at Pandharpur, took Samadhi in Ter village in Osmanabad Zilla, near Latur.