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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 |
| 1/6/1947 | All India Congress Commitee accepted the division of country. |
| 1/18/1938 | The last batch of the political prisioners sailed back to the mainland from the Cellular Jail. |
| 9/21/2000 | J.W. Singh, suspended Mumbai High Court judge facing charges of extortion in nexus with the underworld, dismissed from judicial service. |
| 2/2/1917 | Maharshi Vinayak Ramchandra Patwardhan (Annasaheb), collegue of Lokmanya Tilak, passed away. |
| 2/8/1907 | Madhavravji Golwalkar, sarsanghchalak of 'Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh' (RSS), was born. |
| 1/11/1986 | The first MiG-27M fighter, built under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, is delivered and inducted into the Indian Air Force. |
| 6/30/1931 | June Thorburn, actress (Touch & Go, Children Galore), was born in Kashmir, India. |
| 7/6/1999 | The Indian High Commission staff member Yog Raj Vij, who was beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operatives, is released. India strongly condemns this assault. |
| 2/25/1993 | 113 MPs arrested and Murali Manohar Joshi injured in police action. |
| 3/29/1982 | Delhi (707) beat Karnataka (705) on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy. |
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