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Historical Event on 2/24/1994
Sharp increase in freight rates in the 1994-95 Railway budget; Pre-budget Economic Survey puts GDP growth in 1993-94 at 3.8\%.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/25/1962 | Rajiv Ramesh Kulkarni, cricketer (Indian Test pace bowler 1986-87), was born in Bombay. |
| 5/1/1997 | Anand wins all three categories in Amber chess tournament in Monte Carlo. |
| 9/4/1993 | Lawyers all over the country decide to abolish addresses like 'My Lord', 'Your Lordship' and replace them with 'Sir', 'Your Honour,' etc. |
| 1/26/1961 | Special stamps dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the Champion of Liberty series issued by the United States postal department. |
| 4/3/1680 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, great Maratha emperor, patriot, soldier, freedom fighter, revolutionary and great son of India, passed away at Raigarh fort. His son Sambhaji succeeded to the throne. |
| 7/16/1917 | Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, was born. |
| 2/21/1991 | The President accepts the resignation of 5 cabinet members who were disqualified by the Speaker as per the anti-defection law. |
| 11/15/1992 | Praveen Amre scores century (103) on Test Cricket debut vs South Africa at Durban |
| 1/18/1997 | Khanna Committee recommends more power to RBI over non-banking financial companies. |
| 3/16/1995 | World's best 7th wkt stand of 461 runs by Bhupinder Singh Jr. & P. Dharmani. |
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