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Historical Event on 6/24/1980
Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former president of India, died at Madras.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1947 | Paramveer Chakra, Mahaveer Chakra, Veer Chakra instituted as 'Awards for Gallantry'. |
| 10/17/1906 | Swami Ramtirtha, great social reformer and poet, died at the age of 33. |
| 11/21/1914 | Ujwala Mazumdar, freedom fighter and member of Bengal Valunteers, was born at Dhaka. |
| 2/1/1889 | Judge Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born. |
| 3/24/1981 | Bombay beat Delhi by an innings and 46 runs to win the Ranji Trophy. |
| 2/12/1997 | Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain. |
| 10/31/1990 | Religious clashes between Hindus and Muslims leave more than 180 people dead. |
| 8/12/1992 | 72 militants surrendered before Punjab CM Beant Singh. |
| 8/13/1993 | All the TDP MLAs suspended from Andhra Pradesh Assembly. |
| 5/27/1990 | Om Prakash Chautala, former CM, wins Mehem by-election. |
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