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Historical Event on 2/24/1948
The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, voted in favour of India in a popular referendum held on 20 February.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/14/1925 | Mohan Dhariya, politician and nature lover, was born. |
| 12/24/1894 | The first medical conference was held in Calcutta. |
| 2/9/1929 | Abdul Rehman Abdul Gafur Antule, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Central Minister for Health, was born. |
| 2/16/1980 | The first visible Total Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century was seen. This succeeded the total solar eclipse after 22 June 1898. |
| 5/4/1923 | Mrinal Sen, famous film director, was born. |
| 7/8/1985 | Sri Lanka Peace talks open in Thimphu. |
| 4/23/1913 | Dhananjay Vithal Keer, famous biogropher, was born. |
| 4/3/1914 | Sam Hormuj Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, India's first Field Marshal, was born. He was better known as ""Sam Manekshaw"". |
| 5/1/1923 | Under the leadership of Singaravelu Chettiar, the first May day was celebrated in India. |
| 4/22/1930 | Civil Disobedience at Dandi, 6th April 1930 and Civil Disobedience at Bombay, 7th April 1930, both documentary films produced by Krishna Film Co., Bombay, were prohibited by Censor Board on April 22, on the grounds that they were calculated to foster resistance to Government and to promote a breach of Law and Order. |
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