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Historical Event on 10/24/1945

UNO Day.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/22/1942Harikrishna Kaul (Raja Pandit), administrator and Prime Minister of Jammu Kashmir and Patiyala, died.
4/22/1996Hiteshwar Saikia, chief minister of Assam (1991-96), passed away at the age of 62 years, and Dr. Bhumidhar Barman became new CM.
4/20/2000A full bench of the Madras High Court quashes the Tamil Nadu Government order making Tamil (or mother tongue) as the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools in the State up to Standard V.
7/3/1908Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested as a traitor by the Britishers.
5/24/1991The body of Rajiv Gandhi, India's assassinated former premier and son of the late Indira Gandhi, was cremated in New Delhi today. He was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern state of Tamil Nadu three days ago. Police suspect that Tamil rebels, fighting for independence in Sri Lanka, carried out the murder. Gandhi's death signaled the end of the Nehru dynasty's rule over India. His two children were too young to assume the leadership of this turbulent nation. There was pressure for Sonia Gandhi to succeed her husband, but she was Italian-born and refused.
7/9/1746French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India.
9/27/1990Kabita Garari sets record for 10 Km W (Women) in 48.10 at Beijing Asian Games.
12/19/1857The trial on Raja Nahar Singh, who was arrested and then was prisioned at Metcalfe House, began on Saturday at 1100 hrs at Delhi.
11/17/1915Vishnu Gopal Pingle was hanged for revolting against the Indian Army in Talegaon prison of Pune.
4/5/1949Indian Boy Scout and Girl Guide were established and renamed as Bharat Scouts and Guides.