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Historical Event on 4/24/1995

K. Karunakaran elected to Rajya Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/6/1956Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Babasaheb), great social worker, politician and writer of Indian constitution, passed away in Bombay.
9/29/1906Chhajju Ram, social worker and teacher, was born at Manawar, Chhamb.
1/16/1990Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away.
1/6/1972America declared Naval Drill in the Indian Ocean.
3/1/1961The first AN-12B arrived in India. This was added in the force because of the increasing frequency of clashes with Chinese forces on the Sino-lndian Himalayan border and the need that these revealed for yet further increase in airlift capability, together with a requirement for medium helicopters suitable for high-altitude operation, orders were placed in the Soviet Union for eight Antonov An- 12B and 24IL-yushin 11- 14 transport aircraft plus 10 Mi-4 helicopters.
3/25/193150 killed in riots in India; Gandhi assaulted.
12/15/1974Rasulatbai, veteran classical music expert, died.
6/4/1993L K Advani unanimously elected President of BJP.
2/13/1861Colonel Bernard Irwin attacks & defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians.
2/13/1861Vasco De Gama, Portuguese navigator who discovered India, died in Cochin.