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Historical Event on 1/24/1857

Calcutta University established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/14/1996H.D. Deve Gowda elected leader of the third front as its prime ministerial candidate.
2/14/1755Raghuji Bhosle, great fighter of Bhosle gharana in Nagpur, passed away.
7/8/1999The bodies of 12 soldiers, who martyred in Kargil battle, were brought to New Delhi. So far 321 soldiers were killed and 476 wounded in operation Vijay.
11/10/1990Chandra Shekhar Singh sworn in as 8th Prime Minister of India. He remained in this office till June 21, 1991 Devilal was sworn in as the Dy. Prime Minister.
2/8/1936Jawaharlal Nehru elected president of Indian National Congress.
7/21/1977Neelam Sanjiva Reddi was elected as the President of India.
3/20/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the 'Bharat Ratna' Award at Calcutta.
1/4/1999Karnataka's Farah Khan made it three-in-a-row in the National ladies billiards championship in Delhi.
10/13/1989Panchayati Raj and Nagarpalika Bills defeated in Rajya Sabha.
1/23/199750,000 miners in Orissa lose jobs as 57 mines are closed down.