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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
8/12/1996Supreme Court stays further proceedings against Narasimha Rao in Chandraswami-Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case.
4/29/1998India and Myanmar agree upon steps to ensure trans-border security, cooperation in the fight against trafficking of narcotics and implementation of mutually beneficial cross-border projects.
7/4/1989Union Deputy Ministers were promoted to the rank of Ministers of State.
5/14/1995Major train accident near Salem when KK Express collides with goods train killing 51 people.
10/29/1851British Indian Association was established in Bengal with Radha Kanta Dev as president and Devendranath Tagore as the Secretary.
11/7/1998The Kalidas Samman awards, instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government, are presented to Tapas Sen, Akbar Padamsee, Shriram Lagoo, Pandit Jasraj and Kalyani Kutti Amma.
5/10/1901Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose, Indian scientist, in the hall of the Royal Society, London, which was packed with eminent scientists today on May 10, 1901 proved that ""plants and animal have similar touch sense"".
3/3/1700Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj died of lung infection due to smallpox at Sinhagad fort.
3/3/1906Krishnarao Shiva Shelvankar, journalist and diplomat, was born.
12/6/1995The Sixth Army Ordnance Corps Reunion and Silver Jubilee of Colour Presentation was celebrated at AOC Centre with pomp and splendour, fun and gaiety and professionalism of high order. The highlights included para-dropping, AOC Kangla Tongbi, Sonet-lumiere sound and light show, Central Parade and Yaadgar Parade.