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Historical Event on 9/24/1629
Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/9/1909 | Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet, play writer, critic of literature, educationist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born at Savanur. |
| 7/28/1912 | Ramchandra Gondo Ginde, famous neuro surgeon, was born. |
| 1/12/2000 | T. S. Krishna Murthy is appointed Election Commissioner in place of G.V.G. Krishnamoorthy who retired. |
| 2/28/1900 | Kondedera Madappa Kariappa, first General of independent India, was born. |
| 10/26/1946 | 27 die as violence between Hindus and Muslims continued in Calcutta. |
| 2/17/1918 | S. V. Kumaraswamy, cricket Test Umpire for 1 test from 1961-62, was born at Tamil Nadu. |
| 10/5/1949 | A. K. Pillai, great social reformer and politician, died. |
| 12/28/1885 | Allian Octavian Hume, a Scotsman, founded National Union and it held its first meeting in Bombay Tejpal Hall. The first session of Indian National Congress started under the Presidentship of Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee. |
| 11/5/1956 | University Grants Commission Act sets up UGC. |
| 8/1/1952 | Nationalised Airways at Safdarjung, New Delhi inaugurated by Nehru. |
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