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Historical Event on 1/24/1950

Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/27/1996'Prithvi', surface-to-surface missile, test-fired successfully.
12/24/1997Congress(I) splits in Bihar with Dr. Jagannath Mishra and Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav floating iits regional outfit, ""Bihar Jan Congress
9/24/1994At least 100 people die after an outbreak of pneumonic plague in the western city of Surat.
8/4/1935Government of India got the Royal Assent Act 1935.
8/22/1979Neelam Sanjeev Reddy, President of India, dissolves the sixth Lok Sabha, orders year-end general elections and asks Charan Singh to head a caretaker government.
1/6/1981Indian Ocean bed on their research ship Gavesani of the National Institute succeeded from the depth of 4,300 metres.
7/17/1979Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.
5/12/1984Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, passed away at Madras.
3/30/1993S. M. Pandit, famous painter, passed away.
12/28/1984Eighth General Election of India ends. Indian National Congress party wins with thumping majority.