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Historical Event on 2/24/1922

Kanwar Rai Singh, cricketer (batted at MCG Test for India 1948), was born in Darkati, Punjab.

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5/4/1783Tipu Sultan was enthroned as the ruler of Mysore after the death of Haider Ali in a simple ceremony at Bednur. He continued the Second Mysore War against the English. He defeated many EnglishGenerals like Brithwhite & Col. Bailey. Tipu Sultan signed the treaty at Mangalore on 11th March 1784 A.D. which was known as the Mangalore treaty.
1/17/1993LTTE commander Sadasivan Krishnakumar alias Kittu was killed in a ship blaze off Madras coast.
12/9/1992More than 700 die in clashes in Ayodhya; BJP bandh partial.
7/27/199511 Cong-I and National Conference activists were gunned down in J&K after they were abducted from their homes.
1/6/1983Indian National Congress lost for the first time in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka State Assembly Elections.
9/27/1958Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais.
12/12/1992Jasu Patel, cricketer, 29 wkts for India and best 9-69 vs Australia, passed away.
5/31/1891Buddhagaya Mahabodhi Society, an organization to encourage Buddhist studies in India and abroad, was established by a Buddhist monk Anagarika Dharmapala.
10/18/1927Ramesh Vithaldas Divecha, cricketer (11 wickets for India in early 50's), was born in Bombay.
2/21/1991Opposition boycotts the President's address as a protest against the dismissal of Tamil Nadu government.