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Historical Event on 9/24/1994

At least 100 people die after an outbreak of pneumonic plague in the western city of Surat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/6/1942Urmila Devi Shastri, freedom fighter and editor of ""Janma Bhoomi"", died due to non-medical facility and mal-nutrition in Jail. She has also written ""Karagaar Ke Anubhav"" in 1930. She was arrested for Satyagrah and forcefully closing of Foreign Goods.
12/20/1948Ladha Ramji, brother of Amar Singh and played his only Test vs Eng in 1933-34, died at Rajkot.
10/29/1962China attacked India.
5/25/1606Guru Arjun Dev, spiritual leader of Sikhs and Hindus, was massacred at the instruction of Emperor Jahangir.
5/10/1981The first day and night cricket match of India was played at the flood-lit ground of the Wilson College Gymkhana (Bombay).
9/4/1927World fliers reach Karachi, India.
7/26/1923Mukeshchandra Mathur, famous playback singer, was born.
6/9/1986First AIDS death reported from a private hospital in Mumbai.
4/24/1929First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off.
9/13/2000Central Government withdraws the ban on use of non-iodised salt despite protests from the medical community and several state governments.