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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
9/23/1992Indian-designed pilotless target aircraft 'Lakshya' successfully tested.
1/18/1938The last batch of the political prisioners sailed back to the mainland from the Cellular Jail.
3/27/1977The government revoked the national Emergency promulgated on Dec. 3, 1971.
12/7/1998A. B. Vajpayee questions Pakistan's decision to hand over part of occupied Kashmir to China and says the area belongs to India.
8/25/1975Bundelkhand University was established in Uttar Pradesh.
3/5/1992Sunder, comedy actor, passed away.
1/23/1972Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party; 100 die in New Delhi.
6/2/1988Raj Kapoor, famous film actor, director and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, passed away.
2/26/1996Parliament's budget session opens.
1/21/1994India and Myanmar decide to open border trade.