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Historical Event on 9/24/1931

19 people were killed by police during the anti-Hindu rioting in Kashmir.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/12/2000Ban on LTTE for two more years from May 14, says the Union Home Minister L. K. Advani.
2/1/1964Unit Trust of India' established.
1/20/1817Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare. This college was later renamed as the Presidency College.
5/10/1982Karnataka Kranti Ranga led by Devaraj Urs comes into being.
8/10/1894Varahagiri Venkata Giri, the fourth former President of India, was born at Berhampur in Orissa. He was one of the patriarchs of Trade Union Movement of India.
8/10/1979Rohini Technology Payload (RTP) intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian Space launch vehicle, failed to be placed in orbit.
8/4/2000Justice Brij Mohan Lal was sworn in chairman of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission.
2/25/1999The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively.
10/5/1993Geet Sethi retained World Billiards title by beating Mike Russel.
2/26/1874Sursingh Takhtsingh Gohil `Kalapi', famous Gujrati poet, was born.