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Historical Event on 10/24/1991

Ismat Chugtai, famous Urdu author, social worker and campaigner for justice for women, died at the age of 80 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/1946Three High Ranked Officers of Azad Hind Fauj were released by Gen. C. Auchinleck.
3/30/1665Murarbaji died at Purandar fort during a battle with Dilerkhan.
10/2/1971Gandhi Sadan was handed over to the nation.
2/11/1989Pandit Narendra Sharma passed away.
12/20/1978Riots in many Indian cities in protest against Indira Gandhi's imprisonment.
5/17/1957Nehru, who went to Ceylon to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of Buddhism, calls for an end to nuclear tests.
5/21/1996General Election (11th) of India ended.
11/25/1999Baba Amte, a Gandhian and noted social worker, is chosen for the Gandhi Peace Prize.
7/24/1911Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, was born.
8/19/1887S. Satyamurti, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Thirumeyyam in the former Pudukottah State.