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Historical Event on 10/24/1856

Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was arrested by the British Government at Sambalpur for distributing grains from the warehouse to the people. He was sent to jail at Raipur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1948Jayalalitha, chief minister of Tamil Nadu, was born.
9/1/1998Leaded petrol is banned in Delhi.
1/29/1992India and Israel decide to establish full diplomatic relations.
11/5/2000The Interpol issues a ""look-out'' notice for the five persons and two of their accomplices, who hijacked an Indian Airlines plane in December 1999
1/3/1923Madhukar Arnalkar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
5/8/1994Harikant Jethwani, famous Sindhi litterateur, passed away.
12/25/1995First major multi-organ transplant in the country performed in Apollo Hospital in Madras.
5/2/1954Ceylon Asian conference ends with plea for peace in Indo-China, end of atomic tests and condemnation of colonialism.
6/6/1935Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born.
2/14/1996President dedicates 55,000-seated Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kochi to the nation.