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Historical Event on 2/24/1924

Mahatma Gandhi released from jail.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/17/1994Dr. Harbhajan Singh, Punjabi poet, wins Saraswati Samman.
8/2/1877Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, was born in Sagar, M.P.
12/12/1971Sadik Gulam Muhammad, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, died.
12/4/1919Inderkumar Gujral, former Prime Minister of India, was born at Jhelum (Pakistan).
5/13/1956Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan campaign in Tiruvellore.
2/13/1999The 5th National Games were inaugurated by President K.R. Narayanan in Imphal.
10/15/1992Talwinder Singh Parmar, the Babbar Khalsa founder who masterminded the Kanishka jumbo explosion of 1985, was shot by security forces in Punjab.
2/12/1997Parkash Singh Badal, President, Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab for third time.
11/20/1907Railroad workers strike in India.
2/14/19674th Parliamentary Lok Sabha Election was held and the election process was completed on 15/02/1967.