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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
6/1/1790A treaty was signed between Marathas, Britishers and Nizam.
7/10/1965First NCC (National Cadet Corps) College for training girls started at Gwalior.
2/14/1985Dr. Nagendra Singh elected World Court Chief.
3/18/1998A.B. Vajpayee, the Prime Minister-designate, releases the 'national agenda for governance' in New Delhi. It is silent on the Ram temple issue, scrapping of Article 370 and a uniform civil code.
7/7/1937Jagdish Prasad Goenka, great industrialist, was born in Calcutta.
1/8/1941Swami Pranabananda Maharaj, father of Bharat Sevashram Sangha, passed away.
5/24/1990K. S. Hegde, former President of Parliament, passed away.
12/27/1985The Indian National Congress party, led by Rajiv Gandhi, begins its centenary celebrations in Bombay. .
2/12/1995The 3-phase-budget session begins with the address of President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma in the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
6/1/1944M. V. Dhurandhar, famous master painter of Maharashtra, passed away.