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Historical Event on 9/24/1947
Pakistani raiders invade Kashmir.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/3/1926 | Muslim-Hindu riots destroy temples, killing 12, wounding 100 in Calcutta. |
| 3/18/1922 | Mohandas K. Gandhi ""Mahatma,"" the great spirit, sentenced by British authorities to six years in prison for sedition at Sabarmati. Gandhi was sentenced just eight days after he was arrested. The British acted hastily after government officials in London and India were criticized for not arresting him sooner. In London, the Secretary of State for India was forced to resign because of the controversy over Gandhi. In India, the arrests of Gandhi and other Indian nationalists had only increased sympathy for their cause. |
| 12/14/1962 | Bharathi Arun, cricketer (Indian pace bowler late-80's), was born in Vijayawada. |
| 9/6/1905 | Satyacharan Chaterjee, great Indian Geologist, was born. |
| 9/22/1992 | Indo-British Extradition Treaty signed in London. |
| 9/22/1992 | Akbar removed 'Jeziya' or toll-tax for his non-Muslim subjects. |
| 4/3/1987 | S.H. Vatsyayan passed away. |
| 2/25/1992 | Railway budget proposes 20\% hike in upper class passenger fares. |
| 6/10/1987 | Jeevan, famous Hindi film actor, died. |
| 1/24/1980 | J.S. Bawa became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 28/02/85). |
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