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Historical Event on 2/24/1986
Rukmini Devi passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/3/1966 | Chetan Jagatram Manohar Sharma, cricketer (Indian Test pace bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987), was born in Ludhiana. |
| 12/17/1998 | P. M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) was unanimously elected Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha. |
| 2/6/1932 | Veena Das, revolutionary freedom fighter, shot Stenly Jackson, Governor of Calcutta at the convocation ceremony of B.A. degree, but Jackson was afraid and bend down, thus the aim was missed. |
| 4/20/1914 | Gopinath Mahanti, famous Oriya novelist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born. |
| 11/5/1994 | Russi Modi appointed Chairman of Air India and Indian Airlines. |
| 3/20/1998 | Rajesh Kumar Singh, CPI(ML) leader, is shot at Pandeypur village in Patna. |
| 5/12/1666 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Aurangzeb and was arrested. |
| 9/9/1999 | Mahesh Bhupathi and Ai Sugiyama won the mixed doubles title in the U.S. Open. |
| 10/18/1901 | Mahatma Gandhi sails for India. |
| 8/18/1951 | Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal. |
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