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Historical Event on 9/24/1856
Henry, first Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Governor General of India, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/16/1992 | The Parliament adopts resolution condemning the demolition of the mosque at Ayodhya and centre appoints a one-man judicial commission to enquire into the Ayodhya incidents. |
| 2/20/1947 | British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in the House of Commons, London, that Britain will release India before June 1948 and for this purpose Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed to work as the new Viceroy of India. |
| 10/28/1996 | Press Council of India to set up a 5-member committee headed by Chairman P.B. Sawant to inquire into the attack on journalists outside the New Delhi residence of Kanshi Ram. |
| 11/10/1994 | Dr. K. V. Putappa ""Kuvempu"", first Gyanpeet Awardee for literature and Kannad author, died at the age of 90 ye |
| 3/27/1997 | 40 more inducted in UP cabinet, raising strength to 45. |
| 5/4/1960 | Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale. |
| 12/1/1970 | T. Swaminathan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 02-11-1972 |
| 3/9/1902 | Edward Durell Stone, US architect (US Embassy, New Delhi), was born. |
| 2/25/1909 | Gandhiji arrested at Volksrust; sentenced to 3 months. |
| 12/22/1975 | Vishnupant Purshottam Bhagwat, editor, publisher and printer of monthly magzine ""Satyakatha"", d |
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