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Historical Event on 7/24/1985

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sikh leader Sant Harchand Singh Longowal of Akali Dal signed a peace contract known as 'Punjab Accord' thus ending the four-year agitation in Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/3/1991About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India.
2/7/1993Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time.
5/16/1995Government of India decides not to extend the validity of TADA Act.
11/2/1897Sohrab Meharwanji Modi, theatre and film producer, director and actor, was born.
4/4/1926Martial law is declared in Calcutta as rioting continues.
2/25/1999The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively.
5/20/1972Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of 2nd Howrah bridge at Calcutta.
4/8/1919Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns.
8/25/1997Cabinet approved the draft of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) which was to replace the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA).
11/13/1780Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ""Lion of Punjab"", was born.