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Historical Event on 10/24/1827
Viceroy Lord Rippan (1880-1884) was born
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/7/1685 | Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company, was born. |
| 2/14/1658 | Dara Sulaiman Shukoh was defeated in the struggle for Delhi throne Shuja's in the battle of Bahadurpur near Varanasi. |
| 5/11/1919 | Troops under General Barrett inflicted a sharp reverse today on the invading Afghans at Bagh Springs. The whole of the frontier area was up in arms with tribesmen threatening Landi Khotal and martial law being proclaimed in Peshawar. It was expected however that General Barrett, well equipped with guns and airplanes, would soon control the situation. Reports had been reaching London for some time about the possibility of an Afghan incursion following the murder of the pro-British Emir Habibullah. His third son, Amanullah Khan, who took over the throne, was known to be hostile toward the government of India. |
| 11/13/1998 | Pravabati Devi (88), freedom fighter and `Mother Teresa of Orissa', dies at the orphanage set up by her at Chharchanpali. |
| 2/25/1977 | Second satellite Earth Station established at Dehradun. |
| 6/19/2000 | Salgocar wins the Pondicherry Millennium All India Football tournament in Pondicherry. |
| 9/29/1932 | Hamid Dalwai, Muslim social reformer, was born. |
| 5/13/1962 | Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) became the second President of India. He held this office till May 13, 1967. |
| 9/14/1949 | Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate. |
| 9/14/1949 | Mian Tansen, a prominent figure of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music and famous singer of Akbar's court, died at Gwalior. Tansen is remembered for his epic Dhrupad compositions, creating several new ragas, as well as for writing two classic books on music Sri Ganesh Stotra and Sangita Sara. |
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