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Historical Event on 9/24/1998

In his address to the UN General Assembly, PM Vajpayee said that India wouldl not come in the way of implementing CTBT and may sign it conditionally by September 1999.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/27/1994Union Cabinet approves inclusion of the land reforms laws in the 9th Schedule of the Constitution.
12/4/1898Kariamanikkam Srinivasa Krishnan, Indian Scientist and Physicist-Philosopher, was born in Tamil Nadu.
10/28/1997Gold import placed under Open General Licence.
5/28/1950Bhagwaticharan, great revolutionary, passed away.
1/1/1995This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"".
6/12/1990Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA.
4/17/1997Biju Patnaik, 81, Janata Dal leader and important personality in Orissa politics, died.
9/30/1999Hindi writer Prof. Prem Shankar and Tamil scholar Ashokamitran selected for K.K. Birla Foundation Fellowships in comparative Indian literature.
4/22/1915Hem Barua, famous Assami and English litterateur, was born.
2/1/1931Gandhi chiefs order campaign of civil disobedience to continue.