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Historical Event on 1/24/1999

The Orissa police arrest 47 persons in connection with the killing of the Australian missionary.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/4/1948Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) banned. Finance Minister announces nationalisation of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after Sept 30, 1948.
2/2/1996Gold price zooms to all-time record high of Rs. 5600 per 10 grams.
11/18/1997US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright arrives in New Delhi. Ms. Albright said she raised the 'all-important issue of terrorism' with Pakistan's top leadership.
4/8/1919Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns.
6/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana.
2/23/1768Nizam accepted British supremacy and Smith Col. signed peace treaty with the Nizam.
7/20/1993British parliament ratifies the Indo-British extradition treaty.
6/12/1990CPI(M) accuses Communist Party of Soviet Union of departing from the basic ideology of Marxism-Leninism in the name of correcting past distortions.
6/16/1946C. Rajagopalchari became the Governor of West Bengal (1947) in Interim Government.
7/18/1634Joannes Camphuys, Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1684-91), was born.