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Historical Event on 2/24/1948

The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, voted in favour of India in a popular referendum held on 20 February.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/21/1931Pandit Vishnu Dingambar Paluskar, famous singer and the blind musician of Maharashtra, passed away.
12/8/1897Balkrishna Sharma ""Navin"", famous Hindi poet, was born in Bhyana village of Shajapur district in Madhya Pradesh
1/29/1979Tamil Nadu Expess, India's first Jumbo passenger train, was flagged off from New Delhi Railway Station for Madras.
6/5/1994India test-fires a missile capable of reaching targets in China.
9/20/1996Arunachal Chief Minister Apang resigns and forms new party Arunachal Congress.
9/20/1996Nizam Shah became the Sultan of Dehli.
5/27/1930Jayaprakash Narayan, Labour Research Cell, arrested after Dandi March.
3/16/1995World's best 7th wkt stand of 461 runs by Bhupinder Singh Jr. & P. Dharmani.
1/16/1995Missile carrier vessel 'Vidhrut' dedicated to nation.
10/1/1993The two helicopters along with the first batch of fifteen personnel were ferried out in an AN-12 from Delhi to Mogadishu. The two helicopters were provided by 111 HU.