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Historical Event on 1/24/1976

Burmah Shell, a private oil company, was nationalised and renamed as Bharat Refineries.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/11/1987Mahadevi Verma, Gyanpith award winner and one of the greatest luminaries of modern Hindi literature, passed away.
7/3/1898Gopinath Bhagwan was born at Banamohalla, Srinagar. He is one of the most eminent saints who have graced the sacred land of India. An Ashram at Kharyar, Srinagar is set up by his disciples and devotees to preach his meditation.
8/26/1947Nawab of Bhopal announced accession of the Bhopal state to the Indian Dominion.
2/11/1993Naik sacks six ministers in Maharashtra.
6/16/1946Cabinet Mission negotiations were discontinued. Viceroy proposed Interim Government.
10/27/1923Arvind Navinchandra Mafatlal, famous industrialist, was born.
11/20/1999P.G.S. Mony, Indian scientist, is honoured by the French Government.
6/8/1936Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958.
6/8/1936Allau'd-din Khalji declared himself as King of Delhi after assissinating Jalal'ud-din Khalji. (19 0r 20).
6/8/1936Sheikh Mirza, chieftain of a small state of Ferghana, was born in Turkmenistan.