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Historical Event on 3/24/1998

200 people are killed in a tornado on both sides of the West Bengal-Orissa border. The toll includes 80 from West Bengal's Midnapore district.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/24/1998Firuz Shah captured the throne of Delhi and Sultan Jalal'ud-din Khalji called himself.
9/8/1951The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions) was re-designated as CDA(P), Allahabad.
1/26/1950Government of India accepted the National Emblem. It consisted of Head of Lion which is taken from Ashok piller situated near Sarnath.
12/1/1921Des Raj Kalia, great librarian, was born at Fazilka, Punjab.
1/11/1921Vasudevacharya Kerur, famous Kannad novelist, drama writer and journalist, passed away.
5/22/1996Ravi Shastri appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.
10/19/1921Pandurangshastri Athvle, founder of 'Swadhyay Pariwar', was born.
9/29/2000India loses to Britain in the play off for the fifth and sixth places in the hockey match at the Sydney Olympics.
5/3/1969Shri Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) became the acting President of India.
3/3/1700Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj died of lung infection due to smallpox at Sinhagad fort.