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Historical Event on 5/24/1956

Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/5/1657Murad proclaimed himself Emperor of India.
9/25/1946Bishan Singh Bedi, a former Indian cricketer was born.
11/9/1967Bhartiya Kranti Dal, a new political party founded.
3/8/1941Sir Jorge Abraham Gearson, philologist and archealogist, passed away.
5/15/1998The Indian Army at Chandilora (Tangmey) captured 15 kg charas, 400 gm dust of charas and 12 kg leaves of charas.
10/10/1996UP polls throw up a hung assembly.
8/4/1967World's longest and highest Dam 'Nagarjun Sagar' made by Masonary System was inaugrated.
3/19/1998BJP-led coalition government is sworn in. Atal Behari Vajpayee became the second time Prime Minister of India.
10/27/1928Dattaji Krishnarao Gaekwad, father of Anshuman and batted in 11 Tests 1950's, was born in Baroda.
2/24/1948The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, voted in favour of India in a popular referendum held on 20 February.