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Historical Event on 2/24/1786

Charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/26/1946Gandhiji was interviewed with Wavell.
4/26/1908Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
12/28/1981New Government led by the Congress (I) leader K. Karunakaran installed in Kerala.
6/23/1958Tamil leaders in Madras call on Nehru to lobby for better treatment of Ceylon's Tamil minority.
11/17/1947Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress.
2/24/1948The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, voted in favour of India in a popular referendum held on 20 February.
8/16/1996CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore.
12/5/1991Sarkaria report accepted.
10/31/1919Jaikisan Harivallabhdas, great industrialist, was born.
9/14/1965Pakistan Air Force bombs Calcutta and Agartala civilian airports.