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Historical Event on 2/24/1988

Prithvi, India's first Indigenously designed surface-to-surface tactical missile of 250km, was successfully test fired from Sriharikota. India becomes the fifth country to develop such a missile.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1997IWM Vijayalakshmi wins Asian Zonal Women's Chess tournament in Tehran.
9/11/1999India's Sachin Ratti won the men's singles title in the New Zealand International Badminton championship, defeating top seed and world No. 23 Rio Suryana of Australia in the final.
9/10/1999Sonia Gandhi files her nomination papers for the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency.
7/15/1902Judge K. Subba Rao, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
11/15/1992Praveen Amre scores century (103) on Test Cricket debut vs South Africa at Durban
6/11/1901Pramathanath Bishi, professor and Hindi writer, was born.
10/16/1788Maratha's crowned Shahaalam as king of Delhi.
5/16/1975Sikkim annexed principality and was declared as the 22nd state of Indian Union.
2/8/1785Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left  India.
9/22/2000Kerala High Court suspends the sentence awarded by the Kottayam Special Court on 32 accused in the Suryanelli rape case.
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