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Historical Event on 6/24/1986

Government announced that unmarried mothers under its employment would also get maternity leave.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1988L. K. Jha, famous economist and member of Rajya Sabha, died.
5/13/1791Lord Cornwallis retreated back to Madras after the battle of Arikera.
5/23/1942Lt Gen Joseph Stilwell and his men arrive at Dimapur, having retreated 150 miles (240 km) through the Burmese jungle. `We took a hell of a beating,' he said.
8/18/1896Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"".
10/31/1991Karsevaks' hoist flags on Masjid in Ayodhya.
9/10/1924K.T. Gopalkrishnan, famous Hindi writer, was born at Azhicode.
6/6/1990GOI decides to extend validity of passports to 10 years.
5/27/1952United Nationalist Party and the Indian Democratic Party combined to form one opposition party - National Democratic Party with Dr. S. P. Mukherjee as leader.
7/28/1914Japanese boat 'Kamagata Maru' was compelled to deport to India from Vancouver, Canada. The ship was boarded with active freedom fighters who were against the British Government.
2/14/1755Raghuji Bhosle, great fighter of Bhosle gharana in Nagpur, passed away.