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Historical Event on 6/24/1991

The first-ever BJP ministry led by Kalyan Singh takes over in UP.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/14/1998India is elected chairperson of the World Intellectual Property Organisation's standing panel on information technology in relation to Intellectual Property Rights.
10/22/1913Harumal Sadarangani, famous Sindhi writer, was born at Sind, Pakistan.
6/13/1965Maninder Singh Harbansingh Billa, cricketer (Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93), was born in Pune.
2/12/1922Mahatma Gandhi announce the withdrawal of non-cooperation movement.
8/4/1956Apsara, India's first large scale Atomic Energy Nuclear Reactor and first in the East World, was commissioned in Trombay, Bombay.
7/29/1748Boscawen landed 25 km south of Pondicherry.
6/21/1997Sethi claims sixth National billiards crown in Bangalore.
8/16/1886Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa dies at the age of 50. His real name was Gadadhar Ghatterji. An Indian mystic, leader and saint, he preached unity of religions. Swami Vivekanand was his disciple.
1/2/1997Bihar wins team titles in both men's and women's sections in national archery. Limba Ram and Purnima Mahato, both of Bihar, win individual crowns in men's and women's sections respectively. Turkey's `Pocket Hercules', weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu, who captured three Olympic gold medals, calls it a day in Ankara.
7/7/197378 drowned as flash flood sweeped a bus into a river (India).