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Historical Event on 5/24/1956
Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/1/1916 | Habib Rahman, great Architect, was born at Calcutta. |
| 8/10/1982 | Memorial of 201 martyrs from Maharashtra inaugurated. |
| 1/15/1899 | Musaffir, Giani Gurmukh Singh, writer and politician, was born at Udhwal (Pakistan). |
| 2/19/1861 | Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist, who compelled the British to abolish the tax imposed on fishing in the river, ingeniously blocking the trade and commerce on the part of Ganges, passed away. |
| 11/3/1966 | Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000. |
| 3/14/1895 | Nihalsing Gurumukh, former Chief Minister of Delhi and Governer of Rajasthan, was born. |
| 10/12/1997 | Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence. |
| 5/5/1977 | Chandra Shekar chosen President of the Janatha Party. |
| 9/28/1929 | Lata Mangeshkar, great playback singer, was born. |
| 1/1/1992 | Petrol and diesel price hiked in 11 states to make it uniform all over the country. |
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