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Historical Event on 7/24/1989

A majority of opposition members in Lok Sabha resign on the issue of C & AG report on Bofors gun deal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/15/1976The Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE) was established at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
2/15/1976Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin ""Rupiya"" based on ratio of 40 copper coin pieces (paisa) per rupee and built several roads including the longest road of India known as Grand Trunk Road (now Natioinal Highway-2).
1/9/1982A group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim started for the first ever Antarctica expedition on December 1981 - Jan 1982.
6/18/1991Congress emerges as the largest party in Lok Sabha polls though short of an absolute majority.
12/28/1896In the Indian National Congress, Vande Mataram was first sung in Calcutta.
10/20/1774New Regulating Act was introduced which abolished the East India Company Government and a new Government was formed.
9/12/1965Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.
5/31/1981First developmental launch of SLV-3, Rohini (RS-D1) placed in orbit. It was used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload.
9/11/1921Subramania Bharati, freedom fighter, Tamil poet and editor, passed away at an early age of 39.
9/23/1980Indira Gandhi gains power to imprison without trial.