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Historical Event on 1/24/1995
Congress (I) suspends Arjun Singh from the party.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/5/1988 | The country goes without newspapers on this day as the entire newspaper industry had protested against the Defamation Bill. |
| 8/2/1980 | Ramshankar Baij, great sculptor, died. |
| 5/11/1999 | Centre removes the West Bengal Governor A. R. Kidwai. The Arunachal Pradesh Governor Mata Prasad had also been asked to step down. |
| 4/12/1978 | After several state victories, Congress party-I (for Indira) is recognized as official opposition. |
| 4/11/1999 | India successfully test-fires the extended range ''Agni-II'' missile, bridging a key gap in its minimum nuclear deterrent profile. |
| 8/6/1920 | Star Films Ltd., Bombay, was founded by Ardeshir M. lrani and Bhogilal K. M. Dave. |
| 8/18/1951 | Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal. |
| 3/18/1974 | Buddhadev Basu, modern Bengali poet, story writer, playwright and critic, passed away. |
| 1/12/1757 | Captain Eyre Coote from the Portuguese was captured in Bandel. |
| 5/28/1964 | A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader. |
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