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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
7/4/1997Centre frees from its control nine top public sector undertakings, accounting for over Rs. 10,000 crore profits annually, to become global giants by providing them full financial and operational autonomy. This included newsprint and paper from licensing controls.
1/6/1832Publication of 'Darpan' magazine started.
4/18/2000The Board of Control for Cricket in India adopts a six-point code of conduct for the players.
8/27/1994Indian soldiers and Muslim militants clash in Kashmir.
9/24/1873Mahatma Jyotirao Phule established the 'Satyashodhak Samaj'.
8/25/1959Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister, declares in New Delhi that India will defend Bhutan and Sikkim if attacked by China.
12/27/1988The first hot-air Cross India Balloon started its flight in Rajasthan.
7/4/1989Capt. W. A. Sangma appointed Governor of Mizoram and A. A. Rahim Governor of Meghalaya.
7/7/1937Jagdish Prasad Goenka, great industrialist, was born in Calcutta.
10/16/1994CIA connection to CN Annadurai alleged in book on Seshan, Jayalalitha obtains stay.