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Historical Event on 2/24/1674
Prataprao Gujar, a great Maratha warrior at the time of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.
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| 11/19/1962 | Nehru asks more US aid as China drives into India in New Delhi. |
| 8/29/1612 | Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese. |
| 6/5/1994 | Shakti Singh at Bangalore sets record for DT in 61.72. |
| 9/29/1998 | ISRO successfully launches its largest sounding rocket, Rohini (RH-560 mk, 11 total payload, 127 kg). |
| 7/27/1986 | The Supreme Court orders all-India test for medical seats. |
| 3/13/1857 | Lord William Pit, Governer General of India (1823-28), passed away. |
| 3/16/1880 | Parshuram Rajshekhar Basu, famous Bengali writer, was born. |
| 12/11/1994 | H.D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader, assumes office as CM of Karnataka. |
| 5/18/1945 | Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), was born in Banglore. He received Arjun Award and Padmashree awards in 1972. |
| 5/18/1945 | Amir Timur left Delhi. He took the title 'Emperor of India' and recrossed the Indus on March 11. |
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