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Historical Event on 2/24/1995

Rishang Keishing (Cong-I) sworn in as the 15th CM of Manipur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1901Mahadeo Govind Ranade, eminent social worker and thinker, passed away.
10/2/1961Indian Limited Shipping Transport Corporation established.
1/1/1995This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"".
1/16/1990Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away.
2/28/1930Strike by workers of the Nizam state railways over bonus.
6/24/1908Gopinath, famous Kathakali dancer, was born.
11/20/1967First Indian made Sounding Rocket 'Rohini RH75' launched into space from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.
9/24/1629Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies.
1/23/1999An Australian missionary, Graham Stewart Staines, and his two sons Philip and Timothy are burnt to death by miscreants near Manoharpur village in Orissa's Keonjhar district.
9/14/1992The government allows foreign investors to enter the Indian capital market; incentives offered.