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Historical Event on 1/24/1999

The Orissa police arrest 47 persons in connection with the killing of the Australian missionary.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/7/1993India and China sign border peace accord.
1/16/1941Ashok Vajpai, veteran critic and Hindi poet, was born.
8/9/1952New Delhi reports that 20 mil. Indian peasants were imperiled by crop failures.
12/23/1926Swami Shradhanand, great revolutionary freedom fighter, social worker and politician, was assassinated by a revolver shot that was fired by a young Muslim Abdul Rashid.
6/28/1986Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too.
8/22/1919Girijakumar Mathur, famous modern Hindi poet, was born.
6/30/2000The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council adopts a resolution seeking separation from J&K.
9/20/1911Sri Ram Sharma Acharya, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Auvalkhera, Agra.
10/13/1991Shatrughan Sinha, film star, decides to contest New Delhi Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket against Rajesh Khanna, the Congress nominee.
7/2/1970Pandit Kunjilal Dubey, freedom fighter, educationalist and politician, passed away.