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Historical Event on 2/24/1786
Charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/4/1862 | Kaminikumar Chanda, social reformer and politician, was born. |
| 10/24/1890 | Shishirkumar Mitra, Physics expert, was born in Calcutta. |
| 12/22/1999 | CPI (M) is against India signing the CTBT. |
| 10/13/1978 | Maharashtra branch of Forward Block Party merged in Indira Congress. |
| 4/17/1675 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked the Fonda fort and won Karwar. |
| 2/9/1991 | India holds the last decennial census of the century. |
| 4/19/1993 | Sanjay Dutt, film star, was held under TADA for possessing an AK-56 rifle. |
| 6/9/1659 | Dara Shikoh was handed over to Aurangzeb's army by Jiwan Khan, a Baluchi whose life was saved by Dara. |
| 2/12/1949 | Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978). |
| 1/23/1920 | Air transportation began in India by two Royal Air Force planes between Karachi and Bombay, and Air Mail service started. |
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