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Historical Event on 9/24/1726

King George empowered the company to establish Municipal Corporation and Mayor s Courts in Bombay and Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/9/1841John Gil Christ, founder of Fort William College Calcutta, passed away at Paris.
6/9/1659Dara Shikoh was handed over to Aurangzeb's army by Jiwan Khan, a Baluchi whose life was saved by Dara.
1/25/2000The Centre begins the process of privatising the country's domestic carrier, Indian Airlines, and also approves the sale of majority equity in Modern Foods India Limited.
6/18/1879Venketeshwar Bachhali, famous physics scientist, was born.
3/27/1898Syed Ahmad Khan, great social reformer, educationist, journalist, leader and one of the most eminent builders of Modern India, passed away at Aligarh.
10/21/1997Himachal Pradesh Assembly goes global with inauguration of its website on the Internet.
1/1/1992Petrol and diesel price hiked in 11 states to make it uniform all over the country.
9/13/1984Swami Brahmanand died. He established Brahmanand Inter College (1938), Brahmanand Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya (1943) and Brahmanand Mahavidyalaya (1960). He joined the freedom movement and participated in Salt Satyagraha, Non Cooperation Movement and Quit India Movement.
2/16/1982Jawaharlal Nehru was staged first time in Calcutta Invitation International Gold Cup Football Tournament.
12/24/1921Rabindranath Tagore established ""Visva Bharati"" at Santiniketan with Brojendra Nath Seal as the chief guest.