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Historical Event on 9/24/1914
Janardan Swami was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/26/1992 | Rs. 245 crore relief in customs, excise duties announced. |
| 9/18/1909 | Kilachand Ramdas, famous merchant, was born. |
| 1/26/1999 | 21 dalits are gunned down by the Ranbit Sena in Jahanabad district in Bihar. |
| 2/14/1881 | Rajendra Lal Dutta and M.M.Basu established the first Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital in Calcutta. |
| 2/14/1994 | The controversial Supreme Court Judge V.Ramaswami, who survived an impeachment motion in Parliament, retires. |
| 6/13/1992 | Purushottam Diwakar Dhavle, famous journalist, passed away. |
| 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'. |
| 2/2/1835 | Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction. |
| 6/5/1980 | Manipur University was established. |
| 6/18/1917 | Lachhmansingh Gill, famous politician and former chief minister, was born. |
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