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Historical Event on 2/24/1786

Charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1966India endorses the Partial Nuclear Ban Treaty.
8/30/1989Anti-government riots leave at least 11 dead.
8/8/1936Corbett National Park was established. It was the first country in the country.
3/22/1991Chautala sworn in as Haryana CM.
5/18/1974Jayaprakash Narayan led a procession against economic conditions in Patna. There was lathi charged and he issued a call for total revolution. He also started the 'Citizens for Democracy' movement.
5/28/1965Fire and explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad, India kills 400.
5/31/1997Fourth National Games opened at Bangalore.
3/21/1973Yashwant Ramkrishna Date, great Marathi dictionary creator, passed away.
4/14/1925Harisingh Gogumal Kishanchand, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52), was born in Karachi.
9/30/1961Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit, occasional Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80's), was born in Bombay.