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Historical Event on 2/24/1997
Charles Shobhaj, the notorious murder suspect, to be deported to France after 20 years in Tihar jail.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/23/1997 | India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. |
| 6/10/1888 | Balraj Bhalla, revolutionary, was born. |
| 10/31/1975 | Sachin Dev Burman, famous music director, died. |
| 11/9/1948 | Administration of Mayurbhanj State taken over by the Government of India. |
| 7/4/1991 | Fourth test of missile 'Prithvi'. |
| 12/7/2000 | A five-member ULFA group guns down 26 non-Assamese people, mostly Hindi and Bengali-speaking, at Sonpura near Arunachal Pradesh Border in Upper Assam. |
| 3/1/1997 | India `A' blanks Sri Lanks 5-0 in the inaugural tennis `Tests' in Delhi. |
| 6/27/2000 | The Clinton administration rejects a demand by 21 U.S. Congressmen for declaring India a terrorist state in the wake of attacks on Christian priests and churches. |
| 10/2/1952 | Community Development Programme started. |
| 12/11/1988 | Dr. Nagendra Singh, 74, President of the International Court of Justice, passed away in Hague. |
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