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Historical Event on 2/24/1986

Rukmini Devi passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/22/1772Raja Ram Mohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician and founder of Brahmo Samaj, was born at Radhanagar in Hooghly district, Bengal.
12/13/1899Pandurang Satu Naik, famous film photographer of Indian film industry, was born.
10/22/1947There were bound to be difficulties in consolidating the loosely federated Indian provinces, princely states, etc. into one homogeneous whole state. Kashmir, after initial dithering, acceded to India voluntarily and by popular consent, then, was invaded by Pakistani tribesmen with the support of the Pakistani government.
12/1/1921Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader, social reformer and freedom fighter was arrested by the British police for six months and sent to jail.
2/12/1996President S.D. Sharma in Kerala.
2/1/1967Victor Paramjyoti, famous Indian music director, composer and critic, passed away.
1/19/1997Bengal wins Santosh Trophy National Football championship in Jabalpur.
6/29/1999An Indian High Commissioner member N. R. Doraiswamy is beaten up by Pakistani intelligence operatives.
5/4/1932Many are arrested as Congress agents picket Bombay post offices in celebration of Gandhi Day.
5/20/1999The CWC expels Sharad Pawar, M. P. A. Sangma and Tariq Anwar for six years from the primary membership of the party.