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Historical Event on 10/24/1605
Jahangir became the fourth Emperor of Mughal Empire at Agra.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/18/1973 | A powerful underground explosion rocked India's desert of Rajasthan today, making India the sixth nation in history to set off a nuclear device. The blast, which took place at a depth of 330 feet, was in the range of 10-15 kilotons, smaller than the bomb exploded by the US at Nagasaki in World War II. India is signatory to the 1963 test ban treaty, and thus was prohibited from exploding the device on land or in the air. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi claimed the purpose of the test was peaceful and said 'such explosions may have their use in mining operations'. |
| 5/11/1991 | Naxalities in Andhra abduct P. Sudhir Kumar, son of the former Union Minister Shiv Shankar. |
| 7/24/1993 | Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha. |
| 5/23/1998 | L. K. Advani, Home Minister, is to look after J&K affairs. |
| 6/20/1995 | Mayavati Government wins vote of confidence. |
| 11/29/1948 | Assembly bans discrimination against untouchables. |
| 4/11/1942 | All-India Congress party rejects British offer of dominion status at New Delhi. |
| 2/4/1993 | D. C. Kothari, famous scientist and educationalist, passed away. |
| 8/21/1978 | Vinoo Mankad, cricketer, died. He played 44 tests for India and had 2109 runs and took 162 wickets. |
| 5/19/1904 | Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology, passed away at Nauheim, Hesse-Nassau, France. He commenced cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world. |
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