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Historical Event on 10/24/1954
Rafi Ahmad Kidwai, Congress leader, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/27/1987 | Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47.72, 1st-class avg 71), died. |
| 7/20/1986 | India withdraws from Edinburgh Commonwealth Games. |
| 10/4/1996 | Delhi court issues non-bailable warrant against PVN Rao and three others in the St. Kitts forgery case. |
| 1/18/1969 | Prajapita Brahma, great social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 10/3/1999 | Insp N Gojen Singh won a 'silver' medal in 10,000 m. race and 6th position in 5,000 m. race in the 8th Asian Junior Athletic Championship ( International Level) held at Singapore. |
| 2/10/1990 | Saroj Mukherjee, WB's CPI(M) secretary, died. |
| 1/25/1995 | India and South Africa sign three pacts to forge special ties. |
| 12/13/1984 | The death toll in a toxic gas leak from an insecticide plant in Bhopal, India, now is estimated at 2,100, and tens of thousands of residents fled the city today after it was announced that the Union Carbide plant would be started up again to neutralize the effect. |
| 4/13/1796 | The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India. |
| 2/25/1760 | Lord Clive left India. His successors as Governors of India were J. Holwell and H. Vansittart from July 1760 to 1765. He was re-posted to India on May 3, 1765. |
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