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Historical Event on 9/24/1997
E. S. Venkataramiah (72), former Chief Justice of India, died in Bangalore.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/15/1990 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b-1918), the South African black nationalist leader who arrived in India on a five-day visit. He is the first non-Asian to get this honour. |
| 6/18/1940 | Forward Block Party was established. |
| 11/6/1985 | Sanjeev Kumar, film actor, died. |
| 9/26/1793 | Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist and social worker, was born in Kona village, 24 Parganas (north), West Bengal. |
| 1/26/1931 | Gandhiji was unconditionally released from prison. |
| 4/14/1991 | NF promises 5-10\% jobs to economically backward sections among the upper castes. |
| 5/3/1994 | Election Commission recognises DMK headed by M. Karunanidhi as the rightful claimant to the symbol of rising sun and the flag reserved for it. |
| 3/16/1986 | Internationally wanted criminal Charles Sobharaj and 6 other prisoners escape from Tihar Jail. |
| 9/15/1860 | M. Visveswarayya, maker of modern Karnataka, was born. He was a notable engineer too. |
| 5/21/1973 | Mohan Kumarmangalam, Central Minister, passed away in an air crash near Delhi. |
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