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Historical Event on 10/24/1966
Yugoslavia, UAR call on the US at New Delhi to stop bombing of North Vietnam.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/23/1998 | L. K. Advani, Home Minister, is to look after J&K affairs. |
| 11/15/1992 | Praveen Amre scores century (103) on Test Cricket debut vs South Africa at Durban |
| 1/12/1990 | Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years. |
| 7/25/1982 | Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) retired from the post of sixth President. |
| 6/14/1985 | M.C. Sharma was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 10-12-1985. |
| 8/10/1979 | Rohini Technology Payload (RTP) intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian Space launch vehicle, failed to be placed in orbit. |
| 6/18/1918 | A. R. Rajrajvarma, famous poet of Malayalam language, critic and master of grammer, passed away. |
| 12/24/1999 | Indian Airlines Kathmandu-Delhi Airbus 300 with 186 people on board hijacked shortly after take-off. |
| 1/26/1893 | Srijiva Nyayatirtha Bhattacharya, famous writer and educationist, was born Bhatpara, West Bengal. |
| 12/28/1990 | Following the war threat as the January 15 deadline set by UN for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait approaches, GOI advise Indians in Gulf to send back their families to India. |
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