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Historical Event on 1/24/1826

Gnanendra Mohan Tagore, first Indian barrister, was born in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/1990Religious clashes between Hindus and Muslims leave more than 180 people dead.
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.
10/24/2000Delhi High Court admitted the appeal of former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao against the lower court judgement in the JMM MPs' bribery case.
10/24/2000Sultan Mehmud of Ghazni began his first real expedition to India by defeating the Hindu King Jaipal. He won Afghanisthan and Punjab in Peshawar battle. This was the first major Muslim conquest in India.
4/14/1988Ashok Kumar, actor, recieved the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
1/9/1854Govind Vasudev Kanitkar, noted poem writier, novelist and translator, was born.
9/25/1899Narhar Gangadhar Apte, great Hindi writer, was born at Satara.
9/6/1774British Government supported Peshwa Raghunath Rao to re-conqure Pune.
11/7/1912Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, social reformer, was born at Travancore.
7/10/1997Rafiq Sadiq, Congress(I) leader, escapes attempt on life when armed militants ambush motorcade near Achabal in South Anantnag, Kashmir valley.