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Historical Event on 2/24/1996

Naresh Chandra appointed India's ambassador to USA.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/7/1999A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, rejects the Opposition demand for resignation of three Central Ministers L. K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharati in the Ayodhya case.
5/26/1935Swami Mrigendra Channaya, great Social Scientist in Maharashtra, was born.
3/31/1994U.R. Rao, retiring ISRO Chairman, announces agreement with Russia for supplying 7 cryogenic engines.
3/25/1609Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat.
8/15/1972Postal Index Number (PIN Code) of 6-digits was introduced.
6/16/1993Harshad Mehta accuses PM of taking Rs. 1 crore payoff from him in November 1991; Rao terms it malicious and unfounded.
12/21/1999The Gujarat Government asks the Hindu Jagran March to go-ahead with the 'Shilanyas' for a Ram temple at Halmodi in Surat district.
12/21/1999Sultan Mehmud of Ghazni began his first real expedition to India by defeating the Hindu King Jaipal. He won Afghanisthan and Punjab in Peshawar battle. This was the first major Muslim conquest in India.
10/17/1998Nine women are buried alive as the roof of the 200-year-old Balaji temple in Varanasi's Ramghat area caves in.
6/10/1987Jeevan, famous Hindi film actor, died.