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Historical Event on 12/24/1987

Dr. M.G.Ramachandran, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, died. He was 70 yrs. He was posthumously awarded the 'Bharat Ratna' by the President of India. (17-1-90).

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/5/1975The RSS, Anand Marg, Jamat-i-Islami, and 23 other organisations were banned. Parliament approved Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA). Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) approved by the Parliament.
1/3/1987Arvind Deshpande, famous actor, died.
7/25/1982Gyani Zail Singh became 7th President of India. He held the office till July 25, 1987.
10/6/1862Indian Penal Code was notified. However, it was implemented from 1st January 1862.
10/16/1968Hargovind Khorana, Indian scientist, was awarded 1968 Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology on man-made synthetic gene.
12/4/1989Hardeo Joshi replaces Shiv Charan Mathur as CM of Rajasthan.
7/11/1980Ebbie Kodiat, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Kuwait.
1/31/1983The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah.
1/22/1963The National Library for the Blind, the first national institute of its kind, was set up at Dehradun.
10/15/1946Muslim League decides to participate in the Interim Government.