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Historical Event on 7/24/1997
Country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/16/1947 | Kamta Prasad ""Guru"" died at Jabalpur. He was renowned for his contribution in the field of Hindi Grammer. He was the editor of a monthly 'Saraswati' and 'Balasakha', children magaz |
| 10/30/1994 | Swaran Singh, 87, former External Affairs minister, died. |
| 10/30/1994 | King Birbal, renowned wit and one amongst the 'Navratna' of Emperor Akbar's Court, died in a war with Usuf Jard Kabile. |
| 6/6/1997 | New economic grouping BIST-EC (Bangladesh-India-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation forum) comes into being. |
| 3/7/1974 | T. T. Krishnamachari, former Finance Minister, passed away. |
| 3/7/1974 | Mughal army defeated Rana Pratapsingh in the battle of Haldighat. |
| 3/7/1974 | Shahaji Raje Bhosale, father of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was born. |
| 8/12/1897 | Major Gegeral Himmat Singh, Governor of Himachal Pradesh and Duputy Defence Minister, was born. |
| 3/25/1898 | Dalpatrai (Dalpatram Dahyabhai Trawadi), modern Gujrati poet, passed away. |
| 8/22/1980 | Kishor Shahu, actor and director, died. |
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