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Historical Event on 5/24/1956
Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/24/1956 | Portuguese Catholics conquer Goa under Albuquerque, the then Governor, to serve as capital of their Asian maritime empire beginning conquest and exploitation of India by Europeans. |
| 5/2/1998 | The Indian Army at Bandipura market captured 10.5 Kg Charas. |
| 12/23/1976 | Indira Gandhi attacks the pro-Moscow Communist party for enticing her son Sanjay, but she denies grooming him as her successor. |
| 3/28/1995 | Haridev Joshi, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan and former Governor of Assam Meghalay, passed away. |
| 7/21/1999 | Bansi Lal, Haryana Chief Minister, quits before seeking a trust vote; and rebels form a separate party. |
| 9/9/1997 | G. K. Moopanar, Tamil Maanila Congress president, and his party colleagues Jayanthi Natarajan, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, and Peter Alphonse, resign from Rajya Sabha membership following a petition filed by Shiv Sena member Sanjay Nirupam seeking their disqualification 'for defecting from Congress(I)'. |
| 8/23/2000 | Pronindranath Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, dies of a massive heart attack at the AIIMS, New Delhi. |
| 5/1/1996 | International women's master Anupama Gokhale of Bharat Petroleum becomes the first woman in the history of Indian chess to win an all-India level international rating tournament with her bagging the Mohammed Hassan memorial title. |
| 1/14/1773 | Amstored Lord William Piet, governor, was born. |
| 1/30/1997 | Fifth Pay Commission submits proposals; minimum salary Rs. 2440 pm and maximum 26,000. Cabinet Secretary 30,000; six-day week; retirement at 60, etc. proposed. |
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