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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 9/24/1629 |
Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies. |
| 9/24/1674 |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was second time crowned by 'Tantrik Paddhati'. |
| 9/24/1726 |
King George empowered the company to establish Municipal Corporation and Mayor s Courts in Bombay and Calcutta. |
| 9/24/1777 |
Sarfoji Bhosle, king of Tanjawar, was born. |
| 9/24/1815 |
John Sevier, Indian fighter (Gov/Rep-Tn), died at the age of 70. |
| 9/24/1829 |
Anandram Dhekial Fukan, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, was born. |
| 9/24/1856 |
Henry, first Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Governor General of India, passed away. |
| 9/24/1859 |
Nana Saheb, alias Dhundu Pant, one of the top leaders of Sepoy Mutiny, passed away in Nepal. |
| 9/24/1861 |
Madame Bhikaji Rustom Cama, mother of the Indian Revolution, was born in Bombay. From an early age she took interest in social and political work. |
| 9/24/1873 |
Mahatma Jyotirao Phule established the 'Satyashodhak Samaj'. |
| 9/24/1914 |
Janardan Swami was born. |
| 9/24/1921 |
Dr. Sakharam Gangadhar Malshe, researcher and critic, was born. |
| 9/24/1922 |
Jugal Mondal, social worker and politician, was born at Howrah. |
| 9/24/1931 |
19 people were killed by police during the anti-Hindu rioting in Kashmir. |
| 9/24/1932 |
Poona Pact' was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. This historical agreement allowed increased representation for untouchables. Also, Gandhi ended his fast. |
| 9/24/1932 |
Preetilata Waddedara, the first armed woman revolutionary, was hanged for ""Chatgaon Ammunitions Plot"". |
| 9/24/1934 |
Arvind Laxman Apte, right-hand batsman, was born in Mumbai. |
| 9/24/1936 |
It was reported that in the past two weeks over 2 million of India's depressed classes had renounced Hinduism in favor of Christianity. |
| 9/24/1938 |
Piloo Dara Reporter, cricket test umpire for 10 tests from 1984-87, was born in Mumbai. He was the first ever test umpire to be invited in a foreign country along with V. K. Ramaswamy also of India. |
| 9/24/1947 |
Pakistani raiders invade Kashmir. |
| 9/24/1992 |
Five selected regional TV channels go national by direct linking to INSAT. |
| 9/24/1992 |
India's Leander Paes defeats Britain's Jeremy Bates in the Davis Cup tie in New Delhi. |
| 9/24/1992 |
Karnataka High Court stays government order granting permission to open nine private engineering colleges. |
| 9/24/1992 |
Union Labour Minister announces a new export-oriented emigration policy in place of the regulatory one. |
| 9/24/1994 |
At least 100 people die after an outbreak of pneumonic plague in the western city of Surat. |
| 9/24/1995 |
Kanpur University renamed as Chhatrapati Shahu University. |
| 9/24/1997 |
I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, addresses UN General Assembly, stakes India's claim to UN Security Council seat. |
| 9/24/1997 |
E. S. Venkataramiah (72), former Chief Justice of India, died in Bangalore. |
| 9/24/1997 |
I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, formally stated India's claim to permanent membership of Security Council at the U.N. General Assembly meeting. |
| 9/24/1998 |
In his address to the UN General Assembly, PM Vajpayee said that India wouldl not come in the way of implementing CTBT and may sign it conditionally by September 1999. |
| 9/24/1999 |
The Chief Controller of Defence Accounts (pensions) was renamed as the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(Pensions), Allahabad. |
| 9/24/1999 |
India's Krishnan Sasikiran and China's Wang Yu bagged the boys' and girl's titles respectively in the Asian Junior Chess championship in Vung Tau City, Vietnam. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/19/1855 | G. Subramaniam Iyer, active worker of Indian National Congress since its establishment, was born. |
| 12/14/1985 | Rajiv Gandhi joins the leaders of Greece, Sweden, Tanzania, Mexico and Argentina in a tele-conference as part of the UN ceremony at which they are honoured with the 'Beyond War' award. |
| 1/31/1903 | Smt. Sharda Bhaurao Diwan, educationalist, was born. |
| 10/15/1996 | H.D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, launched the concluding ceremony of the 85th year of ICMR at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. He also gave away the ICMR Prizes and Awards (1994-95) to outstanding bio-medical scientists of India. |
| 8/7/1868 | Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, was born. |
| 9/10/1623 | Shah Jahan entered Rajputana and raided Amber crossing the Tapti. He arrived near the kingdom of Golconda and from there passed on to Orissa which was surrendered to him. |
| 7/8/1996 | U.N. says India is leading in HIV infections. |
| 1/28/1895 | Shankarrao Dattatray Dev, veteran Congress leader, Gandhian and Sarvoday leader, was born. |
| 5/31/1997 | Fourth National Games opened at Bangalore. |
| 10/4/1996 | Delhi court issues non-bailable warrant against PVN Rao and three others in the St. Kitts forgery case. |
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