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Historical Event on 4/24/1993

Congress dissidents K. N. Singh, Natwar Singh, K. L. Fotedar and Shiela Dikshit suspended.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/17/1943Indian troops retreat from Rathedaung to Buthidaung in the face of a renewed Japanese offensive on the Arakan front in Burma.
4/23/1928Narasimha Murtey, educationist, was born at Nandur, A.P.
3/15/1920Ranganandhan Francis, field hockey (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56), was born.
2/13/1861Colonel Bernard Irwin attacks & defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians.
12/14/1969Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) v Australia at Calcutta.
1/14/1998The Prime Ministers of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh come together for a three-nation business summit in Dhaka.
2/12/1928Bardoli Satyagrah (Gujarat) was led by Vallabhbhai Patel against the Bombay government's decision to hike the revenue on cotton by 22 percent while its prices declined Internationally. Ultimately the govenment quashed the hike.
3/2/1933Anandji, famous music director, was born.
4/5/1984Rakesh Sharma,Squadron leader, becomes India's first spaceman when he is launched aboard Soyuz T-11 of Soviet Union.
4/8/1897Henrich Von Stephan, famous General Postal Union and freedom fighter, passed away.