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Historical Event on 10/24/1868
Balasaheb Pantpratinidhi, king of Aundh and painter, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/18/1995 | The 4-nation non-official initiative on Arms Reduction and Disarmament concludes with Goa Declaration (also called Shanghai-II). |
| 3/17/1994 | Wali Mohammad Itto, former Speaker of J&K Assembly shot dead by militants. |
| 2/20/1953 | India opens $ 140 mil. power system modeled after TVA. |
| 4/14/1944 | Blast in ammunition loaded on 1,318 tonned freighter 'S. S. Fort Stikine' which was anchored in Victoria Dock at Bombay. The explosion killed 1376 people, wrecking 27 ships and destroying 40,000 tons of food. |
| 6/20/1873 | Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta. |
| 1/11/1966 | Gulzarilal Nanda was appointed as the acting Prime Minister of India. He held this position till January 24, 1966. |
| 2/3/1995 | The Transplantation of Human Organs Act, notified after 7 months of Presidential assent, becomes enforceable. |
| 7/6/1999 | The Indian High Commission staff member Yog Raj Vij, who was beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operatives, is released. India strongly condemns this assault. |
| 1/4/1881 | Publication of newspaper 'Kesri' started. |
| 8/6/1999 | Kalpnath Rai (58), former Union Minister, died in New Delhi. |
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