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Historical Event on 02/24/1483
Sheikh Mirza, chieftain of a small state of Ferghana, was born in Turkmenistan.
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| 3/15/1996 | Kashmiri militants and Central govt. hold talks on ending violence and to initiate the democratic process in J&K. |
| 5/6/1967 | Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President. |
| 12/16/1998 | The Government introduces in the Rajya Sabha the Patents (Amendments) Bill 1998 amid Left protests. |
| 10/9/1945 | British troops occupy Andaman in Gulf of Bengal. |
| 2/7/1985 | Uday Merchant, cricketer (brother of Vijay, prolific scorer), passed away. |
| 9/23/1743 | Sawai Jaising died. |
| 8/30/2000 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announced a package for small units raising the ceiling on loans from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 25 lakhs. For the handloom sector, a separate scheme costing Rs. 447 crores was also finalised. |
| 8/30/2000 | Saint Namdev passed away. |
| 4/15/1946 | The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was erected near a village named Kangla Tongbi at Mile 8 on the Imphal - Dimapur road. It was originally erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone. |
| 3/9/1961 | Kotamaraju Rama Rao, famous journalist, passed away. |
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