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Historical Event on 12/24/1921

Rabindranath Tagore established ""Visva Bharati"" at Santiniketan with Brojendra Nath Seal as the chief guest.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/24/1976Burmah Shell, a private oil company, was nationalised and renamed as Bharat Refineries.
2/9/1993Congress (I), AIADMK alliance in Tamil Nadu breaks over Hindi imposition.
7/25/1997Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State.
1/18/2000India and the US resume talks to narrow their differences on the CTBT.
8/11/1922Manmohan Krishna, famous actor, was born.
8/11/2000The World Bank signs an agreement for a $713 million aid to India for three infrastructure projects.
2/7/1922Britain threatens crackdown in India to combat Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign.
2/7/1931Satpal Kapur, Congress leader, was born.
8/16/1996CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore.
7/7/1998India wins Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy defeating Sri Lanka by six runs in the final at Colombo. New Zealand was the third team in the fray.