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Historical Event on 7/24/1989
A majority of opposition members in Lok Sabha resign on the issue of C & AG report on Bofors gun deal.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/2/1984 | Army takes control in Punjab as 22 people are killed in Sikh struggle for autonomy. The state is declared a restricted area under the Foreigners' Act. |
| 11/17/1947 | Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress. |
| 8/6/1992 | A 30-member JPC constituted to probe the security scam. |
| 6/3/1929 | Chimanbhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born. |
| 8/5/2000 | Lala Amarnath (88), former Indian cricketer, died in New Delhi. |
| 12/25/1999 | An Indian Airlines aircraft with 187 passengers on board is hijacked. The plane was going from Katmandu to New Delhi. It lands near Abu Dhabi after several hops. |
| 6/18/1997 | E.K. Nayanar, Kerala Chief Minister, meets Pope John Paul II in Vatican. |
| 3/21/1966 | Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3) placed into polar orbit. This carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-D3) which is for launching 1,000-1,200 kg class of remote sensing satellites into polar sun-synchronous orbit. Still in service. |
| 11/18/1925 | Madhukar Gopal Pathak, noted author and film director, was born. |
| 2/23/1996 | North-Eastern Development Finance Corporation inaugurated. |
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