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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 |
| 10/16/1999 | Dr. Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, is elected president of the 138-nation Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). |
| 8/1/1994 | Surendra Singh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1996. |
| 1/10/1975 | India accords recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organization. |
| 2/6/1932 | Veena Das, revolutionary freedom fighter, shot Stenly Jackson, Governor of Calcutta at the convocation ceremony of B.A. degree, but Jackson was afraid and bend down, thus the aim was missed. |
| 1/15/1656 | Chhatrapati Shivaji conquered Javali state. |
| 3/23/1757 | Lord Clive conquered Chandranagar after defeating the French troops. |
| 3/21/1934 | Buta Singh, former Home Minister of India, was born. |
| 5/6/1944 | Mahatma Gandhi was released unconditionally from his last imprisonment from Aga Khan Palace at Pune. |
| 1/20/1948 | 1. Bomb exploded near Birla House during a prayer meeting of Gandhi. 2. Three member UN Commission for investigation/mediation on Kashmir. 3. K.M. Cariappa succeeded Lieutenant General D. Rissell as the Army Commander, Delhi and East Punjab and was responsible for conducting the operation in Kashmir. |
| 10/16/1788 | Maratha's crowned Shahaalam as king of Delhi. |
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