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Historical Event on 7/24/1998

India signs a deal with Russia for purchasing the aircraft-carrier.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1944Kasturba Gandhi passed away in British imprisonment in Aga Khan Palace at Pune.
8/9/1969Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'.
1/18/1997India's first electric car 'Reva' launched in Bangalore.
7/17/1996All 47 ministers in Madhya Pradesh submit resignations to CM Digvijay Singh.
2/8/1897Dr. Zakir Hussain, third President of India and Educationist, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
11/11/1675Aurangzeb executes Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur thus beginning the Sikh-Muslim feud that continues to this day.
5/11/1965The first of two cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 people in the country.
8/4/1997Maharashtra govt. decides against banning Arun Shourie's book ''Worshipping False Gods'' on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
4/14/2000The AIADMK expels senior leaders Sedapatti R. Muthiah, S. Raghupathy and Karuppusamy Pandian for ''anti-party activities''.
10/22/1764The Battle of Buxar was fought between armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and British East India Company led by Hector Munro.