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Historical Event on 1/24/1950
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/31/1913 | Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir George Sydneham Clerk. |
| 1/4/1892 | J. C. Kumarappa, a Gandhian by thought, was born. |
| 8/19/1903 | Gangadhar Devram Khanolkar, biographer and critic, was born. |
| 11/7/1990 | National Front Government headed by V. P. Singh loses confidence motion in the Lok Sabha (151-356). Singh tenders his resignation and this is the end of 11-month-old National Front Government. |
| 9/17/1938 | Dilip Purushottam Chitre, famous Marathi poet, story writer, critic and Sahitya Academy awardee, was born. |
| 12/8/1930 | British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists. |
| 8/4/1933 | Gandhi is imprisoned for one year for breaking a restraint order. |
| 9/4/1929 | N. Hanumantha Rao, cricket test umpire for 9 tests from 1978-84, was born in Karnataka. |
| 3/14/1967 | Vijay Yadav, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper between More & Mongia), was born in Gonda. |
| 12/25/1926 | Dharmavir Bharti, journalist and editor of Dharmyug, was born. His famous books are ""Gunahon Ka Devta"" and ""Suraj Ka Satwa Ghoda"". |
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