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Historical Event on 1/24/1950

Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/19/1990Planning Commission announces 8th Five-Year Plan proposals with a total outlay of Rs. 610,000 crore.
2/22/1946Curfew imposed till 9 p.m. by the British in Bombay as rioting and looting continued for the second day.
1/3/1912Shantiprasad Jain, famous industrialist, was born.
2/11/1818Britishers captured the 'Ajinkyatara' fort which belonged to the Marathas.
7/1/1984Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, died at the age of 101.
11/29/1989Rajiv Gandhi resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India.
4/11/1887Jamini Roy, famous artist, was born.
8/20/1969Varahagiri Venkata Giri was elected President and G. S. Pathak as Vice President of India.
11/19/2000The Government announces a partial rollback in the price of kerosene by Re. 1 a litre and LPG by Rs. 10 a cylinder in deference to the demands by allies led by the Trinamool Congress.
7/12/1970Major flood in Alaknanda river resulted in sweeping of buses and claimed 600 lives.