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Historical Event on 9/24/1931
19 people were killed by police during the anti-Hindu rioting in Kashmir.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/16/1991 | C. Achuta Menon, former CM of Kerala, passed away. |
| 9/29/1998 | ISRO successfully launches its largest sounding rocket, Rohini (RH-560 mk, 11 total payload, 127 kg). |
| 7/1/1947 | British Parliament passes the India Independence Act and fixes August 15 for the transfer of power. |
| 1/24/1870 | Muddan, famous Kannad poet and novelist, was born. |
| 11/20/1917 | Ram Gopal, great Indies /English classical dancer (Blue Peter, Purple Plain), was born. |
| 12/28/1883 | Under the leadership of Surendra Nath Banerji, the political group of Bengal organised National Conference as ""Bharat Sabha"". |
| 12/5/1935 | Bipinchandra Joshi, chief of Indian Army general, was born. |
| 1/17/1985 | Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test vs England. |
| 1/6/1996 | CBI identifies two key figures - Satyanarayana Gauda and Daya Manikam Anand - in Purulia arms drop case. |
| 2/18/1993 | Phoolan Devi, the legendary Bandit Queen, was released after 11 years in jail. A heroine to many low-caste Indians, she was born into the Mallah caste of fishermen, close to the bottom of India's rigid social scale, and became a bandit after she was gang-raped. She led her rural band in robbing and killing upper-caste Thakurs in revenge for the murder of her lover and acquired a Robin Hood image. The Rebel of the Ravines siad, ""I shall work for the upliftment of the women and downtrodden"". |
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