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Historical Event on 1/24/1950
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/30/1909 | Kirpal Prem Nath, educationist, was born at Moga (Punjab). |
| 5/17/1974 | Durgadas, famous Indian journalist, passed away. |
| 4/24/1966 | Margashayam Venkataramana, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 1989), was born in Secunderabad. |
| 3/20/1959 | For the first time, officials of the Indian government confirmed reports of widespread resistance to the Chinese occupying forces in Tibet. Open warfare erupted in the capital city of Lhasa. |
| 12/31/1943 | Ben Kingsley Scarborough, English actor (Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice), was born. |
| 6/18/1940 | Forward Block Party was established. |
| 6/30/1931 | June Thorburn, actress (Touch & Go, Children Galore), was born in Kashmir, India. |
| 8/6/1996 | SC asks Harshad Mehta to pay Rs. 217 crore to I.T. department. |
| 3/1/1908 | A.E.T. Barrow, educationist, was born. |
| 6/4/1986 | Masti Vyanktesh Iyengar, famous Kannad author and Gyanpeeth Puraskar awardee, passed away. |
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