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Historical Event on 9/24/1856
Henry, first Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Governor General of India, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/27/1989 | The second test launching of India's surface-to-surface missile, 'Prithvi', from Sri Harikota was successful. |
| 3/12/1992 | Centenary celebrations held at Kasturba Hospital for Infections diseases. (CIVIC). |
| 6/6/1916 | Lord Kitchener, the premier soldier of the British Empire, passed away tragically last night as the ''Hampshire'', the cruiser on which he was traveling to Russia to boost sagging morale, struck a mine or was torpedoed off the Orkney Islands and sank, drowning all aboard. Life in London came to a standstill, while Paris and Washington were shocked by the news. In the last half-century, through tireless energy and devotion to imperial duty, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 66, commanded in Palestine, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, South Africa, and India. Two years ago, he had become the War Secretary. |
| 2/23/1997 | 176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa. |
| 7/14/1636 | Aurangzeb was appointed as Shahjahan by Viceroy of Deccan. |
| 1/29/1939 | Ramkrishna Mission Sanskritik Sansthan (Institute of Culture) was established. |
| 9/27/1993 | Daily newspaper of Marathi Language ""Samna"" started its publication at Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad). |
| 12/14/1999 | The Prime Minister informs the Lok Sabha that Ram Prakash Gupta has denied the remarks on temple construction. |
| 10/29/1920 | Jamia Milliya Islamia was founded by Dr. Jakir Husain and his collegues at Aligarh. 'Khilafat' and the Non- Cooperation Movement were an integral part of policy animating. |
| 6/4/1993 | L K Advani unanimously elected President of BJP. |
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