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Historical Event on 2/24/1948

The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, voted in favour of India in a popular referendum held on 20 February.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/13/1964Utpal Chatterjee, cricketer (Bengal slow left-arm bowler), was born in Calcutta.
7/13/1964Muhammad Tughluq Shah II passed away at Sindh.
3/23/1947Lord Mountbatten was sent as a Viceroy to India who was designated to free India.
9/30/1908Ram Dhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi novelist, was born.
4/7/1993Narsimha Rao,PM, arrives in Bangkok on a three-day visit to Thailand.
12/6/1931Bengal Congress to boycott British goods.
7/31/1996Joginder Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/97).
4/10/1880C.Y. Chintamani, renowned journalist, was born.
6/23/1994Two Britishers held hostage by terrorists in Kashmir for 17 days were set free.
8/3/1996Leander Paes wins a bronze (tennis) at Atlanta, bringing India an Olympic medal after a gap of 16 years.