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Historical Event on 9/24/1947

Pakistani raiders invade Kashmir.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/30/1996Maharashtra govt. decides to make school education free up to 10th standard.
8/13/1936Madam Bhikaji Rustom Cama, freedom fighter, Indian lady revolutionary and politician, passed away at Bombay.
5/22/1996United Front prime ministerial candidate H.D. Deve Gowda unanimously elected leader of the Front's parliamentary party.
5/17/1887Ranglal Bandopadhyay, Bengali poet, essay-writer and journalist, passed away.
12/19/1978The Lok Sabha expels Indira Gandhi from the House and sentences her to imprisonment for a term lasting its prorogation. She was released from jail on December 26.
1/17/1833William Rush, Indian sculptor (Spirit of the Schuylkill), passed away.
11/21/1963First sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). Thus started India's space programme.
11/16/1962Chinese troops launch a major offensive in the frontier war.
9/15/1997Prasar Bharati Act comes into force seeking to free Doordarshan and Akashvani from government control.
2/14/19674th Parliamentary Lok Sabha Election was held and the election process was completed on 15/02/1967.