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Historical Event on 2/24/1786

Charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/6/1922Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer of Kolhapur, passed away at Bombay. He was 48.
1/21/2000The Samata Party National Executive elects Mrs. Jaya Jaitley as its president.
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
8/11/1997Hundreds travelling by Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from Guwahati have miraculous escape as improvised explosive device planted by suspected Bodo extremists explodes on track near Guwahati.
4/27/1854First telegram was sent between Mumbai and Pune.
5/10/1982Karnataka Kranti Ranga led by Devaraj Urs comes into being.
4/18/1904Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Group, was born.
2/5/1993The Supreme Court directs the Union Government to forcibly produce Manipur Speaker Dr. Borobabu Singh before it on March 23 in a contempt case.
9/19/1960Sindhu River water-sharing settement was signed between India and Pakistan.
6/1/1944M. V. Dhurandhar, famous master painter of Maharashtra, passed away.