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Historical Event on 7/24/1998

India signs a deal with Russia for purchasing the aircraft-carrier.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/7/1975Indian Supreme Court validates election of Indira Gandhi at New Delhi.
1/11/1966Lal Bahadur Shastri was posthumously awarded the ""Bharat Ratna"".
9/7/1947Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas.
3/5/1919M.L. Kapoor, great industrialist, was born at Lahore.
11/16/199160 percent of the 23 million voters exercise their franchise in the by-elections to 15 Lok Sahba and 56 Assembly seats in 14 states.
8/1/1955Arun Lal, cricketer (Indian batsman in sixteen Tests 1982-89), was born in Moradabad, U.P.
12/13/1999Dr. V. Kurien gets the Paulos Mar Gregorius Award 1999.
1/10/1896Shri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), famous politician, freedom fighter, lawyer, prolific writer, social reformer, nationalist leader and litterateur, was born.
3/7/1998A. B. Vajpayee is elected leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party.
10/26/194627 die as violence between Hindus and Muslims continued in Calcutta.