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Historical Event on 4/24/1998

India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah, beating Australia by six wickets in the final.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/21/1984National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources and National Institute of Animal Genetics were set up. These institutes were initially located in the campus of southern regional station of National Dairy Research Institute, Bangalore. They were then shifted to Karnal in July 1985.
6/6/1935Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born.
10/31/1999Dr. S. S. Badrinath gets Dhanvantari Award.
10/31/1999Sultan Ghiyasu'd-din Tughluq Shah, emperor of Delhi, passed away.
9/4/1983INSAT-1B runs into snag, its solar array fails to deploy fully.
6/18/1917Lachhmansingh Gill, famous politician and former chief minister, was born.
1/15/1888Saifuddin Kitchlew, freedom fighter and President of the Punjab, was born at Amritsar.
1/17/1913Yadvendra Singh, HH LtG. Maharaja of Patial, cricketer (scored 24 & 60 in only Test India vs England), was born in Patiala, Punjab.
1/10/1996Supreme Court tells Arunachal Pradesh to give protection to Chakma refugees.
5/20/1992Third developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C). Launched by third developmental flight of ASLV-D3. This carried Gamma Ray astronomy and aeronomy payload.