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Historical Event on 7/24/1997

Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/31/1861Cherrapunji in Assam received rainfall of 22,990 mm in 1861. This was a world record in itself as no other country or place had received rains to such an extent.
4/17/1996Indian Railways bars AIDS patients from using trains.
9/16/1916D. R. Samant, journalist and social reformer, was born at Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.
2/14/1996Supreme Court orders CBI probe into a housing scam in which 8,700 govt. houses were allotted out-of-turn.
6/16/1934M. Muthuraman, noted Hindi writer and professor, was born at Dindigul in Madurai (Tamil Nadu).
6/26/1991Sharad Pawar joins Union Cabinet as Defence Minister.
1/19/1919Dharam Singh, field hockey player for Indian Team at Olympics-1964-Gold Winner, was born.
6/12/1996India's new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha and will rule as head of the United Front Coalition.
11/25/1977John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79).
1/3/1985Azharuddin scores 110 in first Test innings.