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Historical Event on 9/24/1873
Mahatma Jyotirao Phule established the 'Satyashodhak Samaj'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/1/1858 | Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India. |
| 2/25/1995 | Bomb attack on a train in Assam; 27 soldiers killed. |
| 11/15/2000 | Congress(I) gives a thumping mandate to Sonia Gandhi. |
| 9/29/1725 | Robert Clive, one of the founders of British empire in India and diplomat, was born. |
| 4/2/1954 | Nehru calls for a halt to the build up of nuclear weapons. |
| 12/10/1902 | Nijalingappa Siddavanahalli, president of Indian National Congress and politician, was born at Haluvagalu (Bellary). |
| 8/1/1962 | Establishment of Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation. |
| 2/18/1999 | Ramakrishna Hedge, Commerce Minister, launched the India Brand Equity Fund (IBEF). |
| 12/16/1971 | Bangladesh was formed. President Yahya Khan of Pakistan changed his position dramatically and announced he would accept a ceasefire with India. After his forces in East Pakistan surrendered unconditionally, Yahya Khan vowed to keep fighting in the West against his political enemy. His reversal today undermines his administration, and there are growing indications he will step down as head of the military government. Yahya has already been criticized for his brutal repression of the Bengali separatist movement, which has renamed East Pakistan as Bangladesh. It appears that the separatists may actually benefit from the fighting, because India has managed to defeat most of Yahya's military forces in East Pakistan. |
| 10/9/1946 | Jinnah's 9-point demands conveyed to Congress. |
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