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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
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Sikandar Sur was compelled to surrender Mankot in Punjab. |
| 5/24/1813 |
Krishna Mohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist in Bengal, was born. |
| 5/24/1875 |
Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan established Mohmmad Anglo Oriental School which was renamed in 1920 as 'Aligarh Muslim University'. |
| 5/24/1903 |
Hemchandra Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali poet, passed away. |
| 5/24/1933 |
Hemchandra Tukaram Dani, cricketer (Test Ind vs Pak, 1-19, ct 1, DNB), was born in Dudhani, Maharashtra. |
| 5/24/1956 |
Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated. |
| 5/24/1960 |
Dr. Ida Sophie Schruder, founder of famous 'Vellore Hospital', passed away in Kodaikanal. |
| 5/24/1990 |
Surjit Singh Barnala sworn in as Governor of Tamil Nadu. |
| 5/24/1990 |
K. S. Hegde, former President of Parliament, passed away. |
| 5/24/1991 |
The body of Rajiv Gandhi, India's assassinated former premier and son of the late Indira Gandhi, was cremated in New Delhi today. He was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern state of Tamil Nadu three days ago. Police suspect that Tamil rebels, fighting for independence in Sri Lanka, carried out the murder. Gandhi's death signaled the end of the Nehru dynasty's rule over India. His two children were too young to assume the leadership of this turbulent nation. There was pressure for Sonia Gandhi to succeed her husband, but she was Italian-born and refused. |
| 5/24/1992 |
D. R. Bhagwat, veteran journalist, passed away. |
| 5/24/1993 |
India and Uzbekistan sign five pacts. |
| 5/24/1999 |
Noted wrestling coach Dronacharya awardee Guru Hanuman passed away in a road accident near Meerut. |
| 5/24/2000 |
The Supreme Court rejects the proposal for setting up benches outside Delhi. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/15/1932 | First Indian commercial airliner service 'Tata Sons Ltd' started. (Tata Airlines) |
| 9/18/1925 | Pranlal Harkisandas Vora, leader in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 1/26/1957 | Shivlal Nandlal Yadav, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 102 Test wickets 1979-87), was born in Hyderabad. |
| 11/28/2000 | Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Communications Minister, launches his political outfit 'Janashakti' at a rally in New Delhi. |
| 10/9/1931 | Air Force was established. |
| 11/11/1906 | Chetput Ramaswami Pattabhi Raman, politician and social worker, was born at Madras. |
| 11/11/1906 | Khidr Khan Syed, Governor of Lahore, replaced Daulat Khan Lodi on Delhi's throne. |
| 2/1/1948 | Marathi Sanshodhan Mandal' established. |
| 12/25/1954 | Manvendranath Roy, great patriot, died. |
| 1/21/1993 | Biren Roy, follower of Netaji Subhashchandra Bose, passed away. |
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