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Historical Event on 2/24/1924

Mahatma Gandhi released from jail.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/10/2000Pete Sampras wins his 7th singles Wimbledon title and his 13th Grand Slam title overtaking Roy Emerson's 12 titles.
9/14/1774Bentik, first Governor General of India, was born.
2/24/1996S. Korean President Kim Young Sam visits India.
8/9/1965Pakistan chose to persist while the Indian Army Corps on the ceasefire line got down to neutralizing the Gibraltar Force. As a first step, main infiltration routes were blocked and Pakistan was forced out of the Haji Fir bulge (known to them as Bedori).
4/13/1963Babu Gulab Rai, famous hindi critic, passed away.
1/11/1986Union Government declares Ladakh a Scheduled Tribe area under a constitutional amendment order by the President, applying article 342 for the first time to J&K.
10/16/2000Rest of India wins the Irani Trophy cricket tournament. Murali Karthik scalps nine for 70, the best figures by a bowler in 38 Irani cup matches.
3/12/1993Powerful bomb blasts at twelve various places in Mumbai takes 317 lives.
9/4/1996Narasimha Rao questioned by CBI.
1/14/1948First issue of Marathi daily newspaper 'Loksatta' was published.