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Historical Event on 1/24/1995

Congress (I) suspends Arjun Singh from the party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/16/1946Hindus and Muslims riot in Calcutta. 90 people lost their lives and other 900 were hurt. The Muslim League observed a ""Direct Action Day"" and announced its withdrawal of support from all plans.
7/3/1991Rupee devalued again from 10.58 to 10.96\% .
7/6/1837Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, a reputed oriental scholar and famous Indian Scientist, was born in Malvan in Ratnagiri district. He was a social reformer and an active member of Prathana Samaj of Bombay.
4/17/1799Srirangapatnam was surrounded by British Army in the fourth and last Mysore war which began in 1798. Tipu Sultan' was killed in the battle on 4th May. The East India Company announced the Seringapatanam Medal (1799).
2/10/1927Dashrathi (Dashrathi Krishnamacharya), famous Telgu poet, was born.
1/3/1947Gandhiji toured the riot-affected areas in Bihar from January 3 to January 29.
2/2/1968TERLS dedicated to the United Nations.
9/30/1996Centre gives its consent to Tamil Nadu government's decision to rename Madras as Chennai.
2/12/1890Shastri A. R. Krishna was born.
1/9/1994Indian diplomats and staff members evacuated from war-ravaged Kabul.