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Historical Event on 3/24/1998
200 people are killed in a tornado on both sides of the West Bengal-Orissa border. The toll includes 80 from West Bengal's Midnapore district.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/20/1986 | A restructured 20-point programme announced. |
| 6/1/1819 | William Carey, Ward and Marshman established the Serampore College in Bengal. |
| 9/18/1927 | Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce was established. |
| 9/4/1888 | Mahatma Gandhi left for London, England to study Law. |
| 2/5/1968 | Narottam Nagar, veteran hindi writer, passed away. |
| 10/25/1990 | Captain Sangma, first Chief Minister of Meghalaya, died. |
| 8/4/1997 | Maharashtra govt. decides against banning Arun Shourie's book ''Worshipping False Gods'' on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. |
| 1/19/1855 | G. Subramaniam Iyer, active worker of Indian National Congress since its establishment, was born. |
| 7/11/1998 | The Government reduces customs duty on edible oils under the Open General Licence from 20 to 10 per cent. |
| 4/10/1931 | Balasaheb Vikhe Patil, who worked in the region of Sahkar and Education, was born. |
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