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Historical Event on 3/24/1947

Lord Louis Mountbatten came to India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/27/1999BJP suspends former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Kalyan Singh from the primary membership of the Party for defying Mr. Vajpayee.
11/27/1999Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini.
3/24/1974Lokprabha weekly started its publication.
4/16/1930Rioting continues in India as British police fire on mob of 10,000.
9/4/1946Interim Government formed.
4/13/1851Ganga Ram, great social reformer and an assistant engineer in the Public Works Department, Punjab, was born at Mangtanwala, now in Pakistan.
4/13/1851Pedro Alvaris, Portugese businessman, reached Calicut and established the first European factory in India.
7/16/1905A decision to boycott British goods was taken at Bagarhat.
1/15/1996Victoria Terminus (VT) station in Mumbai renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus by the Centre.
2/15/1992Kesri Publications started the first Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language).