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Historical Event on 1/24/1994

India sends six proposals to Pakistan to resolve bilateral problems.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1999Indian women claimed bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang
8/15/1990India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile.
1/15/1918K.C.D. Brahaspati, great poet, playwright and orientalist, was born at Rampur, UP.
5/5/1916Giani Zail Singh, President of India, was born in Sandhwan village, Punjab.
12/31/1965Sivaramakrishan Laxman, right-hand batsman and leg break bowler, was born in Madras.
1/1/1978Samrat (Emperor) Ashoka, Air India's first Jumbo-Jet Boeing 747, after explosion falls into Arabian Sea, killing 213 people. Nobody survived.
1/26/1993Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest.
7/3/1751Pilaji Jadhav died.
7/3/1751The famous Vijaynagar Hindu Empire established (1336-1565-1646), Deccan region of South India is founded. European visitors are overwhelmed by the wealth and advancement of its 17-square-mile capital.
1/31/1983The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah.