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Historical Event on 1/24/1937
Gandhi announces that he will retire from politics.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/18/1907 | Madam Bhikaji Cama, addressed the International Socialist Congress at Stuttgart, Germany. |
| 11/8/1988 | Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize. |
| 4/12/1987 | V. P. Singh resigns as Defence Minister of India, K. C. Pant appointed in his place. |
| 6/20/1994 | Anti-Pakistan slogans rent the air in Jammu & Kashmir against the killing of Quazi Nissar Ahmed, Mirwaiz of South Kashmir and a famous religious Kashmiri leader who was gunned down by Pak-aided terrorists. |
| 11/9/1967 | Bhartiya Kranti Dal, a new political party founded. |
| 2/25/1987 | The Railway Minister announces introduction of 8 superfast trains from April 1. |
| 12/28/1995 | Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service. |
| 1/31/1992 | LTTE Supremo, V. Prabhakaran, declared offender in Rajiv Gandhi murder case and ordered to surrender by a Madras court. |
| 8/11/1961 | Dadra and Nagar Haweli declared as Union Territory States. |
| 8/11/1961 | Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru, was born. |
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