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Historical Event on 6/24/1989
A majority of opposition members in the Lok Sabha resign on the issue of CAG report on the Bofors gun deal.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/9/1998 | The rupee plunges to an all-time low of Rs. 42.23/25 against the dollar. |
| 6/17/1973 | Leander Vece Paes, tennis player who singles bronze at Atlanta Olympics (1996), was born. He was also a winner of French Open in 1999, Gold Flake Open, Newport 1998, Wimbledon 1999 (doubles and mixed doubles). |
| 8/1/1920 | Kirloskar, monthly magzine, was published. |
| 12/14/2000 | The Government declares the 10-day old postal strike illegal as per the provisions of the Industrial Dispute Act. |
| 3/22/1915 | Dr. Nagendra, famous hindi critic, was born. |
| 2/22/1858 | Gannau resident of Samosa Gali in Delhi, arrested for revolutionary activities, was hanged. |
| 3/17/1994 | Wali Mohammad Itto, former Speaker of J&K Assembly shot dead by militants. |
| 12/9/1658 | Dutch troops occupy harbour city Quilon (Coilan), India. |
| 11/9/1871 | Padmnath Gohain, litterateur of modern Assamia Barua, was born. |
| 1/20/1996 | The Indian Army conducted United Nation Peacekeeping Keeping Operations in New Delhi from 20 to 26 Jan 1996, wherein delegates from UN HQ and 17 foreign countries of the Asia-Pacific region participated. The Under Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, was the chief guest. |
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