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Historical Event on 12/24/1998

A.B.Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces increased cash awards for Asian Games medallists.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/29/1911Mohan Bagan became the first Indian football team to win the I.F.A. Shield.
6/18/1896Cota Ramaswami, cricketer (Davis Cup for India 1922, Test 1936), was born in Madras.
1/29/1896Swami Paranabananda Brahamachari, founder of `Bharat Sevashram Sangha', was born in Bajitpur village of Faridpur district. He took 'sanyas' in 1924.
1/5/1955Kumari Mamata Promileswar Banerjee was born in Calcutta (West Bengal).
9/11/1985Sri Lanka score their first Test victory by 149 runs against India.
5/4/1992India and Russia sign a five-year agreement on trade and economic cooperation.
2/21/1992Congress scores nearly three-fourth majority in Punjab Assembly elections.
7/2/1905Shantiswaroop Dhavan, former Governor of West Bengal, was born.
12/26/1989India debars Bofors from future contracts until they come out clean.
4/20/1887Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born.