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Historical Event on 1/24/1980
E. K. Nayanar forms Government in Kerala.
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| 12/31/1998 | Air Chief Marshal Anil Yashwant Tipnis, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He is the 18th Air Chief Marshal. |
| 9/15/1953 | S. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was elected as the first lady President of the eighth session of the United Nations Organisation's (UNO) General Assembly. |
| 11/7/1995 | India opens second consulate in UK in Glasgow (first being at Birmingham). |
| 4/27/1906 | China, as suzerain of Tibet, has agreed to the terms of a treaty proposed by Britain. According to the treaty, foreign powers may not send representatives to Tibet, receive transportation or mining concessions, or occupy, buy or lease any territory in Tibet without British permission. The British want to prevent the Russians from establishing a protectorate over Tibet, which lies on India's northern border. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, failed in attempts to communicate with Tibet's ruler, the Dalai Lama. A British military expedition fought its way to the capital at Lhasa and concluded the agreement. |
| 5/8/1933 | Gandhi starts hunger strike to protest the British repression of untouchables. |
| 5/8/1963 | Centenary of Indian Red Cross was celebrated. Today is birthday of its founder. |
| 7/26/1956 | Godavarish Mishra, famous Oriya poet, playwright and essay writer, died. |
| 8/28/1896 | Firak Gorakhpuri, Urdu poet and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born. |
| 3/12/1942 | British troops vacate the Andaman in Gulf of Bengal. |
| 10/24/1605 | Jahangir became the fourth Emperor of Mughal Empire at Agra. |
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