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Historical Event on 6/24/1980

Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former president of India, died at Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1992Five selected regional TV channels go national by direct linking to INSAT.
1/12/1946De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above.
4/13/1699Khalsa Panth established.
7/1/1941C. Y. Chintamani died.
6/12/1970Gopinath Kaviraj, Padmavibhushan awardee and critic, passed away.
5/9/1981Durga Bai Deshmukh passed away at Hyderabad. She was a social reformer, freedom fighter, planner, administrator, educationist and parliamentarian. She worked for peace, social welfare and for betterment of the downtrodden.
10/22/1983The Union government reduces the upper age limit for the Civil Services Examination from 28 years to 26 years.
5/1/1966Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.
4/6/1606Khusru Prince and his father Jahangir rebelled and fled from Agra.
5/2/1992President J.B.Patnaik, former Orissa CM and PCC (I), arrested on corruption charges.