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Historical Event on 2/24/1786
Charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/17/1990 | Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, famous Director of Raja Kelkar Museum, passed away. |
| 10/6/1893 | Meghnad N. Saha, astrophysicist, was born. In 1920, he developed the 'Thermal Ionization Equation', which has remained fundamental in all works on stellar atmospheres. This equation has been widely applied to the interpretation of stellar spectra, which are characteristic of the chemical composition of the light source. |
| 12/20/1957 | Kalinga Prize for 1957 awarded to Lord Bertrand Russell. |
| 10/6/1969 | Bruna Coutinho, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calangute, Goa. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1996. |
| 1/11/1958 | Two lakh Indians in East Pakistan were rounded up and lodged in concentration camps. |
| 5/11/1888 | Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born. |
| 5/28/1895 | Bagal Bhai Madhavrao Khanderao, freedom fighter, author and painter, was born. |
| 12/14/1901 | Gandhiji reaches Rajkot via Porbunder. |
| 3/26/1996 | Indian all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar announces retirement from international cricket. |
| 5/19/1993 | Government decides to merge Vayudut with Indian Airlines. |
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