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Historical Event on 2/24/1996
S. Korean President Kim Young Sam visits India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/22/1908 | John Sutton, actor (Tower of London, Return of Fly), was born in Rawalpindi, India. |
| 9/4/1997 | Madhavrao Scindia, Tariq Anwar, Meira Kumar, Oscar Fernandes and R. R. Dhawan appointed AICC general-secretaries by party president Sitaram Kesri. |
| 7/22/1992 | Security scam: Planning Commission member V. Krishnamurthy resigns. |
| 10/19/1910 | Subrahamanyam Chandrasekhar was born in Lahore. He was one of the world's leading astrophysicists. For his contributions to the study of stars, Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science, the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983. |
| 8/13/1993 | Rama Rao vows not to return to the house unless the government is ousted. |
| 10/14/1999 | Sheikh Shamim, an Indian, is hanged for espionage in Pakistan. |
| 8/22/1818 | Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85. |
| 12/11/1872 | Rajkhova Benudhar, modern Assamese poet, was born. |
| 11/10/1938 | Mustafa Kemal Ataturk passed away at Istanbul. |
| 8/16/1958 | Pather Panchali' won the top five awards, including feature length motion picture, and got a honorary mention at the Vancouver International Film Festival. |
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