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Historical Event on 2/24/1948
The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, voted in favour of India in a popular referendum held on 20 February.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/12/1602 | Abul Fazal, Akbar's minister, was killed on the instructions of Jahangir. |
| 12/13/2000 | Vikram Sood is appointed new RAW Chief. |
| 6/19/1990 | 13 Sri Lankan Tamils, including EPRLF Secretary General Padmanabha, were shot dead in Madras reportedly by LTTE men. |
| 11/6/1997 | Chief Executives of public sector banks and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, after a meeting in New Delhi, decide to grant greater administrative autonomy to select public sector banks. |
| 8/3/1954 | Atomic Energy Department established. |
| 9/1/1668 | Mumbai was handed over to East India Company by King of England. |
| 6/10/1966 | MIG aeroplanes were designed at Nashik. |
| 2/7/1687 | Mughal army won the Gowalkonda fort. Kutubshahi came to end. |
| 8/13/1911 | Guha Phulrenu, social worker, was born. |
| 9/12/1898 | Baldev Prasad Mishra, Hindi litterateur, was born. |
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