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Historical Event on 4/24/1998

India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah, beating Australia by six wickets in the final.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/9/1991Gold ornaments pledged by the Goans to the Portugese bank returned to owners.
3/19/1982Acharya J. B. Kripalani, writer, nationalist, parliamentarian, founder of Kissan Mazdoor Dal and president of Indian National Congress in 1946, passed away at the age of 94.
9/23/1743Sawai Jaising died.
5/7/1908Sudhabala alias Ermaline was born in Bombay. She was a film actress. Her first film was 'Hothal Padmini' (1925). Some of her films are Kicks of Kismet, Tained Virtue, Red Signal, Wise Fool, Hoor-E-Bagdad.
2/7/1856Wajid Ali Shah, ruler of Oudh, was asked to abdicate by the British Resident on grounds of chronic misrule.
12/10/1979Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace prize.
9/18/1917Sher Singh, educationist and politician, was born at Baghpur (Haryana).
8/28/1928Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon, noted physicist and scientific advisor to the Prime Minister, was born at Mangalore in Karnataka.
2/11/1818Britishers captured the 'Ajinkyatara' fort which belonged to the Marathas.
4/30/1991BJP election manifesto promises Presidential form of government.