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Historical Event on 1/24/1857

Calcutta University established.

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6/16/1951Nehru opponents founded People's party at New Delhi.
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8/27/1987B. Shankaranand appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the Bofors gun deal.
12/24/2000The Government re-instates Dr. R.S.Paroda as the Director-General of the ICAR.
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4/8/1894Lifetime of Swami Chandrashekarendra(1894-1994), venerated Shankaracharya saint of Kanchi monastery in South India.
7/31/1865Jagannath Sunkersett, great social worker, educationist and sculptor of modern Mumbai, passed away at the age of 62.
6/26/1955Poland and India affirm Panchsheel.