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Historical Event on 3/24/1977

Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. Later he formed his cabinet. He was in the office of Prime Minister till July 28, 1979. This was first non-Congress Government in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/16/1974A.Shankar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31st March 1977.
10/1/1886Baluchisthan became a part of India.
11/3/1998The first geo-scientific data centre of the country is inaugurated at the Geological Survey of India.
8/8/1942'Britishers Quit India', this resolution was announced in public at Bombay Congress Session. This resolution was passed by All Indian National Congress Committee and Gandhiji gave the 'Do or Die' call for Independence struggle.
9/17/1929La Fontaine, Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM and AVSM, VM, was born in Madras.
9/17/1929Sher Shah defeats Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi.
7/1/1781British troops defeated Hyder Ali's progress. He was checked by Eyree Coote after the battle of Porto Novo and becamed subdued.
6/3/1844Balkrishna Bhatt, essay writer, critic and journalist in Hindi, was born.
1/11/1960Pakistan and India agree on disputed boundary between Punjab and W. at Pakistan.
6/24/1991Pranab Mukherjee appointed Dy. Chairman of the Planning Commission.