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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.

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7/20/1991	Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"".
4/13/1993	Lalitadevi Shastri passed away.
9/16/2000	Aparna Popat loses to Kelly Morgan in the first round of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics.
10/18/1992	Zimbabwe's first Test match vs India at Harare.
6/5/1996	Kubernath Rai, well known writer, passed away.
2/24/1995	25 jawans die in an explosion in Brahmaputra Mail near Nilalong station about 200 km from Guwahati.
1/5/1985	Rajiv Gandhi promises to solve the Punjab problem without yielding to 'separatist ideologies.
6/4/1993	L K Advani unanimously elected President of BJP.
2/25/1976	India announces plan to penalize parents who have more than two children.
7/26/1991	Tamil Nadu and Karnataka observe bandh over Cauvery water issue.

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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.

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.