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Historical Event on 5/24/1956

Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/14/1996President dedicates 55,000-seated Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kochi to the nation.
6/11/1991Forty die in rioting in Srinigar, Kashmir.
3/1/1905Karmaveer Bhausaheb Hire was born.
4/19/1950Shyama Prasad Mukherji resigned. He was the first Minister of Central Cabinet.
1/10/1993Atleast 15 people are killed in Bombay on the 5th day of riots between Hindus and Muslims.
8/28/1994Three medical officers of the Field Ambulance unit were killed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia.
6/20/1997Second round of Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan starts in Islamabad.
1/22/1998Second Lieutenant Punit Datta is posthumously selected for the nation's highest peace time gallantry award, Ashok Chakra.
4/5/1919India's first modern shipping company Scindia Steam Navigation's first ship 'Liberty' started its journey. The weight of the ship was 5,940 tonnes.
11/10/1901Formal inauguration of the new North-West Frontier Province created out of the Punjab.