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Historical Event on 2/24/1924
Mahatma Gandhi released from jail.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/7/1993 | BJP leaders Advani, Joshi and Kalyan Singh arrested in connection with Ayodhya demolition case. |
| 9/9/1920 | Anglo Oriental College of Aligargh became Aligarh Muslim University. It was the first university to use the regional language. |
| 5/14/1976 | Pakistan and India agree to resume diplomatic ties. |
| 3/20/1925 | Marquess Curzon of Kedleston died this morning at age 66 from complications following an operation. Long a kingpin of the Conservative party, Lord Curzon spent 40 years in public life, serving as Viceroy and Governor General of India and, at the end of his career, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Though he came close to becoming prime minister in 1923, his aristocratic past militated against him in an era which nominated leaders from the House of Commons. He twice wed US women and enjoyed fame as an author of books about politics and his own travels. |
| 10/28/1811 | Yashwantrao Holkar, a diplomat of Peshwa kingdom, died. |
| 4/15/1927 | Abha Gandhi, servant to Gandhi, was born. |
| 2/10/1803 | Jagannath Sunkerseth, great social worker, education lover and one of the sculptors of modern Mumbai, was born. |
| 12/25/1974 | Indian Aeroplane Jumbo 747 was hijacked and taken over to Rome. |
| 12/15/1999 | The CPI (M) urges the Centre to take over Dunlop India Ltd. |
| 8/4/1979 | Indian Airlines AVRO-748 crashes in to a hill near Bombay. |
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