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Historical Event on 7/24/1985

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sikh leader Sant Harchand Singh Longowal of Akali Dal signed a peace contract known as 'Punjab Accord' thus ending the four-year agitation in Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/9/1985Editor of 'Sakal', a Marathi daily newspaper, passed away.
2/5/1992Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar.
2/10/1926Rajmata Krishna Kumari, social worker, was born at Dharangadhra.
1/29/1997Supreme Court rules that water is a 'mineral'.
5/29/1947Establishment of Indian Standard Institution.
7/20/1903British to increase size of Royal Army in India.
2/18/1911Under the auspices of the British Army, French pilot Henry Pequet makes the first official airmail flight from Allahabad to Naini Junction.
12/31/1988Treaty signed between India and Pakistan for not to target nuclear sites of each other.
1/11/1955Production of Newsprint paper factory started for the first time in India.
8/25/1975Bundelkhand University was established in Uttar Pradesh.