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Historical Event on 10/24/1995

A total eclipse of the sun witnessed from India to Vietnam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1897Vivekananda Swami established Ramakrishna Mission.
8/15/1995P.V Narasimha Rao introduces the mid-day meal scheme for the primary school children under the Central Government Welfare Programme.
5/2/1907Riots break out in Rawalpindi and East Bengal, spreading to the Punjab.
1/29/1983Piloo Mody, veteran Parliament member and senior leader of Janata Party, passed away.
5/18/1945Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), was born in Banglore. He received Arjun Award and Padmashree awards in 1972.
7/19/1952India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 runs earlier in the day.
8/18/1951Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal.
1/26/1950Government of India accepted the National Emblem. It consisted of Head of Lion which is taken from Ashok piller situated near Sarnath.
11/3/1605Salim renamed himself as Jahangir and became the king of Agra.
4/30/1996CBI concludes after 11 1/2 years of investigation that no espionage has taken place in what was dubbed the `ISRO spy scandal case'.