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Historical Event on 10/24/1991
Ismat Chugtai, famous Urdu author, social worker and campaigner for justice for women, died at the age of 80 years.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/11/1872 | Rajkhova Benudhar, modern Assamese poet, was born. |
| 6/27/1995 | Environmentalist and 'Chipko' leader, Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna ends the 49-day old fast in demand for a scientific review of the controversial Tehri dam project in UP. |
| 7/1/1996 | RBI reduces cash reserve ratio to 12\%. |
| 5/8/1930 | Gandhi followers mob Bombay to protest his arrest. |
| 11/20/1930 | With all the pageantry of the British Empire, a conference of Indian and British leaders had been convened in London to discuss dominion status for India. Surrounded by Maharajahs in turbans, King George V convened the round table conference in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. Notably absent was Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the nationalist movement. The conference saw a breakdown of the Indian caste system as Brahmins dealt with spokesmen for ""untouchable |
| 10/1/1894 | Sudhi Ranjan Das, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Calcutta. |
| 11/7/1998 | The Kalidas Samman awards, instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government, are presented to Tapas Sen, Akbar Padamsee, Shriram Lagoo, Pandit Jasraj and Kalyani Kutti Amma. |
| 10/28/1999 | Insurance Bill is introduced amid protest in the Lok Sabha. |
| 8/5/1909 | Dwijhans Kalika Prasad Dixit, great poet and educationist, was born at Gram Dedani in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 1/3/1912 | Shantiprasad Jain, famous industrialist, was born. |
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