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Historical Event on 10/24/1997

Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/22/1760In the battle at Wandiwash (India), after their victory against the French, the British virtually had no European opponent left in India.
6/25/1996Sunderlal Bahuguna, noted environmentalist, ends 74-day repentance fast at Rajghat following assurance from PM Deve Gowda.
8/26/1997Vice President Krishan Kant takes over as Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
11/16/1962Chinese troops launch a major offensive in the frontier war.
10/18/1925Narayandatt Tiwar, former Central minister and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born.
4/16/1934Ram Damodar Naik was born in Sangli (Maharashtra).
11/24/1941Attack on Pearl Harbour.
10/24/1995A total eclipse of the sun witnessed from India to Vietnam.
2/26/1996Parliament's budget session opens.
4/11/2000Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'.