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Historical Event on 2/24/1961

Government of Madras province was renamed as Tamil Nadu.

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8/17/1996CBI seizes another Rs. 65 lakhs from Sukh Ram's residence.
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8/6/1998SriKrishna Commission report was tabled by the Maharashtra government. It was rejected by the ruling alliance whom it heavily indicted.
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2/23/1876Saint Gadgebaba, great modern saint of Maharashtra, was born.
3/13/1938Hitler merged Austria in Germany.
7/22/1991Pandit Basavraj Rajguru, great singer, passed away.
6/3/1972First British designed Indian built mordern warship of the Leander class, 'INS Nilgiri' commissioned Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was completely made in Mazgaon Dock, Mumbai.
3/3/1939Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" at Rajkot to protest state's autocratic rule at Bombay and to secure ruler's adherence of promise given towards reform administration, and ends it on March 7 on Viceroy's intervention.