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Historical Event on 4/24/1888
Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, was born at Hajo.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/24/1991 | The body of Rajiv Gandhi, India's assassinated former premier and son of the late Indira Gandhi, was cremated in New Delhi today. He was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern state of Tamil Nadu three days ago. Police suspect that Tamil rebels, fighting for independence in Sri Lanka, carried out the murder. Gandhi's death signaled the end of the Nehru dynasty's rule over India. His two children were too young to assume the leadership of this turbulent nation. There was pressure for Sonia Gandhi to succeed her husband, but she was Italian-born and refused. |
| 4/18/1959 | India, Pakistan sign one-year pact on Indus River irrigation. |
| 5/25/1937 | Munshi Ajmeri passed away. |
| 1/30/1996 | Maharashtra govt. decides to make school education free up to 10th standard. |
| 6/7/1984 | Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. |
| 3/25/1990 | Lakshadweep Council elections. |
| 4/30/1947 | The entire nation is stirred by religious strife. |
| 5/23/1805 | Lord Wellesley, Governer General of India, issued a permanent provision for the Delhi Mughal Emperor. |
| 9/27/1989 | The second test launching of India's surface-to-surface missile, 'Prithvi', from Sri Harikota was successful. |
| 8/1/1997 | Viswanathan Anand wins the Credit Suisse Masters chess tournament in Beil. |
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