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Historical Event on 2/24/1996

S. Korean President Kim Young Sam visits India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/28/1994Leaders attack trade protectionism.
3/25/1927Leslie Claudius, India field hockey (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56), was born.
9/30/1997Gen. V. P. Malik takes over from Gen. Shankar Roychowdhury as Chief of Army Staff.
1/3/1987Arvind Deshpande, famous actor, died.
2/12/1949Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978).
12/1/1989V. P. Singh is named the new prime minister.
4/15/1997Interest rate on domestic term deposits brought down from 10 to nine per cent by RBI.
3/31/1994Argentina President Carlos Menem visits India.
10/21/1990Doordarshan starts afternoon news bulletins at 2 p.m. (Hindi) and 3 p.m. (English) of 7.5 minutes duration on week days and 5 minutes on Sundays.
5/21/1996General Election (11th) of India ended.