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Historical Event on 2/24/1786
Charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/7/1999 | Nareshwar Dayal is appointed India's High Commissioner to UK. |
| 5/26/1998 | S. Chandrasekar, scientist, was selected for the Niels Bohr-UNESCO gold medal. |
| 11/18/1772 | Madhav Rao Peshwa (the 4th peshwa ruler) died at the age of 28. Narayanrao succeeded him. |
| 4/29/1997 | R. N. Malhotra, 71, former RBI Governor, died. |
| 6/16/1859 | Anandram Dhekial Fukun, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, passed away. |
| 9/27/1977 | Sanjiva Reddy was elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Government revokes the external emergency promulgated on December 3, 1971. |
| 8/16/1997 | Krishan Kant, Andhra Pradesh's Governor, elected as the Vice President of India. |
| 11/2/1908 | 50 years after the start of direct rule, Edward VII talks of 'prudently extending' democracy. |
| 8/10/1948 | Atomic Energy Commission established. |
| 11/28/1945 | Australia Services draw second Victory Test Cricket vs India at Calcutta. |
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