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Historical Event on 12/24/1988
Jaynendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/21/1997 | Sethi claims sixth National billiards crown in Bangalore. |
| 11/19/1997 | 1996 Indira Gandhi prize for peace, disarmament and development presented to Medicins Sans Frontieres, a non-government organisation, providing medical aid to the needy across the globe, by President K. R. Narayanan on the 80th birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi. |
| 11/21/1993 | India and South Africa sign a historic pact on re-establishing diplomatic and consular relations after a gap of 50 years. |
| 7/29/1996 | Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna. |
| 12/17/1998 | Jyotirmoyee bags her second gold at the Asian Games, winning the women's 800m. Rosakutty finishes second. Bantamweight pugilist Dingko Singh clinches a gold while Indian pair of Sethi-Shandilya strikes top prize in billiards doubles category. |
| 1/27/1888 | Jinvijayji Muni, famous Shwetambar Jain Yati, was born. |
| 6/17/1991 | Prabhakar Machve, famous litterateur, passed away. |
| 9/24/1997 | I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, formally stated India's claim to permanent membership of Security Council at the U.N. General Assembly meeting. |
| 7/27/1887 | Sardar Davar Tehmuras Kavasji, social worker and lawyer, was born. |
| 1/8/1947 | Rajasthan University established at Jaipur. |
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