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Historical Event on 7/24/1989

A majority of opposition members in Lok Sabha resign on the issue of C & AG report on Bofors gun deal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/9/1896Shyam Lal Gupt 'Parshad', freedom fighter, social worker and Padamshree awardee, was born in Narwal village near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
10/9/1993C. R. Rangachari, cricketer (4 Tests for India, 8 runs @ 2.66, 9 wkts @ 54.78), passed away.
5/28/1903Shantanu L. Kirloskar, great industrialist, was born at Sholapur (Maharashtra).
12/27/1998Churches and missionary schools come under attack and many were injured in a fresh outbreak of communal violence in Surat and Dangs district of Gujarat even as the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad announce the stepping up of their stir against the alleged conversion of Hindus.
4/14/1992The 79th Plenary session of the Indian National Congress opens in Tirupati.
8/2/1987Vishwanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship.
5/5/1947Gandhiji denies in an interview that communal division of India is inevitable.
3/11/1984India's first modern boas `Jalusha' started from Vishakhapattanam.
3/28/1984Bhausaheb Ranade, famous freedom fighter, passed away.
3/24/1981Bombay beat Delhi by an innings and 46 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.