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Historical Event on 9/24/1997

I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, formally stated India's claim to permanent membership of Security Council at the U.N. General Assembly meeting.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/25/1894Biharilal Chakravorty, bengali poet, passed away.
12/23/1926Swami Shradhanand, great revolutionary freedom fighter, social worker and politician, was assassinated by a revolver shot that was fired by a young Muslim Abdul Rashid.
1/17/1933Aga Khan, religious leader (Muslims), was born.
12/17/1972New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan.
8/13/1954Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully.
10/26/1952Pakistan's first Test cricket win vs India. Fazal Mahmood took 12 wkts .
3/17/1989Daily newspaper 'Sakal' published its edition in South Maharashtra.
8/18/1923Sadashiv ""Sadu"" Ganpatrao Shinde, cricketer (Indian leg-spinner during the late 1940's and early 1950's), was born in Bombay.
1/24/1966Gulzarilal Nanda stepped down from the position of acting Prime Minister of India. He held his position till January 11, 1966 (Acting).
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.