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Historical Event on 2/24/1988
Prithvi, India's first Indigenously designed surface-to-surface tactical missile of 250km, was successfully test fired from Sriharikota. India becomes the fifth country to develop such a missile.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/10/1924 | K.T. Gopalkrishnan, famous Hindi writer, was born at Azhicode. |
| 9/2/1970 | Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi. |
| 3/11/1784 | Tipu Sultan and Britishers signed the treaty at Mangalore which is known as the Mangalore treaty. |
| 3/11/1784 | Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni passed away in his capital. |
| 5/5/1903 | Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India. |
| 10/28/1999 | Insurance Bill is introduced amid protest in the Lok Sabha. |
| 10/6/1969 | Bruna Coutinho, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calangute, Goa. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1996. |
| 6/30/1997 | Joginder Singh, CBI Director, was given marching orders bringing his 11-month-old controversial tenure to sudden end. R. C. Sharma, Special Director, took over. |
| 9/7/1996 | First phase of J & K Assembly elections. |
| 8/17/1882 | Sir Ram Nath Chopra, noted professor of Pharmacology, was born. |
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