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Historical Event on 6/24/1990
President R. Venkataraman issues notification formally constituting an Inter-State Council.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/19/1992 | An all-time low turn out of about 30\% registered in the Punjab Assembly polls. |
| 8/19/1887 | S. Satyamurti, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Thirumeyyam in the former Pudukottah State. |
| 3/18/1938 | Shashi Kapoor, famous film producer, director, actor and dramatist, was born in Calcutta. He has made sucessful films like Junoon, Kaliyug, Heat and Dust, etc. |
| 5/30/1895 | Pandurang Sakharam Pisurlekar, great historian in Goa, was born. |
| 7/7/1992 | Truckers call off strike. |
| 4/15/1946 | Triumphant over flesh and pain they passed away our day of peace to Cain. The original memorial was erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone. |
| 3/20/1925 | Marquess Curzon of Kedleston died this morning at age 66 from complications following an operation. Long a kingpin of the Conservative party, Lord Curzon spent 40 years in public life, serving as Viceroy and Governor General of India and, at the end of his career, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Though he came close to becoming prime minister in 1923, his aristocratic past militated against him in an era which nominated leaders from the House of Commons. He twice wed US women and enjoyed fame as an author of books about politics and his own travels. |
| 2/22/1997 | India outplays Poland in the final hockey `Test' and win series 2-0. |
| 12/22/1939 | When Britain declared war against the Germans it appealed for help from all political parties. Congress put up some conditions which in other words were the immediate transfer of power. The Viceroy promised to give due consideration to the suggestions of each party and that the dominion status would be given after the war. Congress in order to pressurize the Govt. boycotted all ministries and started a civil disobedience movement and eventually resigned. Jinnah declared 22nd Dec 1939 as ""Day of Deliveranc |
| 5/20/1994 | Indian ship rescues over 2000 Indian nationals trapped in the embattled Yemen's port city of Aden. |
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