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Historical Event on 7/24/1999

Om Prakash Chautala is sworn in the Chief Minister of Haryana, and will seek trust vote on July 27.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1982MGR inaugurates Tamil Nadu's noon meal programme for poor children.
8/26/1967Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper in the 1930's), passed away.
3/16/1999Amarjeet Kaypee of Haryana, during an innings of 148 against Madhya Pradesh in the super-league match at Rajnandgaon, overtook Ashok Malhotra's 7,274 runs and became the highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy.
7/12/1949Ban on RSS lifted on the assurance that it abjures violence.
7/19/1763Mir Kasim was defeated in 'Katwa' battle by Britishers.
2/17/1997Anand finishes sixth in the City of Linares category 19 chess where Kasparov makes in four-in-a-row.
10/28/1996Press Council of India to set up a 5-member committee headed by Chairman P.B. Sawant to inquire into the attack on journalists outside the New Delhi residence of Kanshi Ram.
10/2/1961Indian Limited Shipping Transport Corporation established.
1/10/199526th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay.
7/6/1901Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician and leader, was born at Calcutta. He was the founder of the ""Bharatiya Jana Sangh"", of which BJP is the successor party. His father Sir Asutosh was widely known in Bengal.