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Historical Event on 10/24/1605
Jahangir became the fourth Emperor of Mughal Empire at Agra.
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| 11/5/1950 | Faiyaj Khan, famous singer of Indian classical music, died. |
| 7/20/1969 | M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India. |
| 8/4/2000 | Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and the last member of the British royal family to bear the title ''Empress of India'', celebrated her 100th birthday. |
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| 4/10/1995 | Morarji Ranchhodji Desai, first non-Congress Prime Minister of India (1977-79) and Chief Minister of Bombay, passed away at the age of 99. He was awarded with Bharat Ratna. |
| 4/2/1877 | Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, was born at Porbandar. |
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