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Historical Event on 1/24/1996

H.K.L. Bhagat, senior Congress politician and former minister, arrested in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/6/1967Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President.
6/2/1953Mountaineer Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and his Nepalese Sherpa guide Tensing became the first men to conquer Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. The two reached the pinnacle of Everest, more than 29,000 feet above sea level, at 11.30 a.m.
5/25/1995Voting on the Criminal Law Bill differed again in Rajya Sabha.
12/23/1993PM announces Local Area Development Scheme by which each MP can sanction projects worth Rs.1 crore.
12/4/1990Maharashtra Gomantak Party withdraws support to Goa ministry led by Dr. Luis Proto Barbosa.
1/17/1601Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India.
4/9/1997Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy in Gwalior.
6/18/1992Congress (I) chooses Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma as Presidential candidate.
6/14/1961Sir Karyamanikkam Shrinivas Krishnan died.
12/11/1998Poet Pradeep (Ramchandra Divedi) died at 1850 hrs today.