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Historical Event on 05/24/1557

Sikandar Sur was compelled to surrender Mankot in Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/17/1976Urban Ceilings Act comes into force.
1/18/1971Barrister Nath Pai, freedom fighter and member of parliament, passed away at the age of 49.
7/7/1799Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in Punjab from Sikh rulers.
6/29/1909Pandit Motilal, social reformer and freedom fighter, was born.
6/10/1890Sunday introduced as a weekly holiday.
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.
8/16/1997Bodo extremists kill 13 villagers in Nalbari district in Assam.
6/17/1913Waman Vasudev Chitle (Bal Chitle), Marathi story writer and editor, was born.
6/17/1913Akbar left for Agra when he received the report of widespread rebellion. He arrived in Ahmedabad by forced marches on the eleventh day.
12/13/1978Sayyed Avid Husain, litterateur and Padmabhushan awardee, passed away.