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Historical Event on 01/24/1556
Humayun died at Delhi. Two days earlier he had slipped on the staircase of a library being constructed at the Old Fort.
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| 10/12/1991 | Sonia Gandhi declineed to contest from Amethi. |
| 7/20/1680 | Chhatrapati Sambhaji was throne. |
| 3/15/1908 | Police shoot four people in rioting. |
| 5/5/1989 | Naval Tata, famous industrialist, passed away. |
| 5/23/1996 | In second phase of elections in Kashmir valley, Anantnag and Baramulla parliamentary constituencies go to the polls. |
| 8/25/1917 | The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission. |
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