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Historical Event on 2/24/1948

The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, voted in favour of India in a popular referendum held on 20 February.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/22/1877Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, great painter, philosopher, linguist, critic, art researcher in the East, was born at Colombo in Sri Lanka.
8/18/1800Fort William College was established at Calcutta.
1/10/1993Atleast 15 people are killed in Bombay on the 5th day of riots between Hindus and Muslims.
1/26/1995Three powerful bombs rip through a celebration at a sports stadium in Kashmir as the State Governor addresses the crowd;7 people killed and 47 injured.
9/5/1918Ratanji Jamshetji Tata, famous Indian industrialist and social reformer, died.
5/13/2000Lara Dutta (21), who said beauty pageants give women a platform to ''voice our choices and opinions'' is named Miss Universe 2000 in the Cyprus capital Nicosia.
9/10/199587 of the 180 members of the newly constituted JAAC assume office.
3/18/1915British Government approved Indian Security Act to have greater control on the Indian people.
3/7/1998A. B. Vajpayee is elected leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party.
3/1/1908Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India.