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Historical Event on 3/24/1946

British Cabinet Mission came to India presided by Lord Pethick Lawrence.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1915Khushvant Singh, famous journalist, was born.
5/20/1992Third developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C). Launched by third developmental flight of ASLV-D3. This carried Gamma Ray astronomy and aeronomy payload.
4/6/1930Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.
12/6/1897Lekhraj Kishanchand Mirchandani (Aziz), famous Sindhi poet, essay writer and critic, was born.
3/21/1979The Cytology Research Centre was set up at New Delhi (renamed as the Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology in 1988).
3/21/1979Portuguese Catholics conquer Goa under Albuquerque, the then Governor, to serve as capital of their Asian maritime empire beginning conquest and exploitation of India by Europeans.
3/17/2000V.C. Pande, Bihar Governor, accords sanction to the CBI to prosecute RJD president Laloo Prasad Yadav in a disproportionate assets case.
4/4/1858Rani Laxmibai fled to Gwalior through Kalpi after giving a solid blow to British troops.
7/27/19987 Hindus are gunned down in two Doda villages of Jammu and Kashmir.
10/17/19037th Madras Infantry was re-established as 67th Punjabi Infantary.