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Historical Event on 3/24/1981

Bombay beat Delhi by an innings and 46 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/25/1992Mamata Banerjee, Union Minister of State for Sports, resigns to fight Bengal CPM.
4/26/1999The President dissolves Lok Sabha and orders fresh elections.
5/26/1926Kankalta, freedom fighter, was born in Bargawadi village at Assam . She was shot when she tried to flur the Indian National Flag in Gopur, Assam.
9/26/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 100m (Women) in 11.39 seconds at Jakarta.
4/21/1955Avadi session of the Indian National Congress adopts a socialistic pattern of society for India.
2/21/1952The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras.
2/25/1976India announces plan to penalize parents who have more than two children.
3/21/1966Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3) placed into polar orbit. This carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-D3) which is for launching 1,000-1,200 kg class of remote sensing satellites into polar sun-synchronous orbit. Still in service.
3/21/1966Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies.
9/24/1992India's Leander Paes defeats Britain's Jeremy Bates in the Davis Cup tie in New Delhi.