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Historical Event on 7/24/1999
Vimala Ranadive (84), senior CPI(M) leader, died in Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/3/1947 | British Government issued the partition plan, which was worked out by Lord Louis Mountbatten in New Delhi and was accepted by both Muslim League and Congress. The salient features of the partition were, 1) Provices of Bengal and Punjab to be divided., 2) The Indians will form the constitution of India and it will only be applicable in the areas where people accept it., 3) The province of Baluchistan shall adopt proper ways to decide its future., 4) 562 Princely States shall be free to decide their own future., 5) Referendum shall be held in N.W.F.P. and Assam., 6) The Governor General of both countries shall be the executive head of their respective countries., 7) Military assets shall be divided between the two countries and 8) Red Cliff Mission was setup, to demarcate the boundaries of the two countries. India would become free on 15th August 1947. |
| 2/16/1905 | Padmabhushan Aliyawar Jang, former Governor of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 8/27/1859 | Dorabji Jamshetji Tata, great industrialist, was born. |
| 9/21/1933 | Annie Besant, great social worker and founder of Home Rule Movement, passed away. |
| 3/22/1739 | Nadir Shah entered Delhi. He gave the signal to one of his soldiers from Sunheri mosque. |
| 4/28/1996 | EC orders re-polling in 69 booths in four states. |
| 3/22/1991 | President withholds assent to the pension bill of Members of Parliament. |
| 12/23/1972 | Chandrasekhar takes 8-79 India v England at Delhi. |
| 9/1/1928 | Arun Kumar Seal, educationist, was born at Vishnupur. |
| 5/15/1998 | The Indian Army at Chandilora (Tangmey) captured 15 kg charas, 400 gm dust of charas and 12 kg leaves of charas. |
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