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Historical Event on 4/24/1959

Nehru meets the exiled Dalai Lama in Mussoorie.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1997Supreme Court rules that water is a 'mineral'.
5/28/1907Purohit Dingambar Vinayak (Nanasaheb), leader in Maharashtra, was born.
2/20/1997RBI relaxes capital adequacy norms for commercial banks.
1/18/1998Justice M. M. Punchhi is sworn in Chief Justice of India.
5/14/1972Fighting between Indian and Pakistani forces along the Kashmir border reported.
10/17/1920Bhartiya Communist Party was formed at Tashkent with seven members including M.N. Roy, Birendra Chattopadhyay and Abani Mukherji.
12/11/1958Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.
5/6/1775Nanda Kumar, king of Calcutta, was arrested.
7/15/1955Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) by the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
12/23/1993PM announces Local Area Development Scheme by which each MP can sanction projects worth Rs.1 crore.