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Historical Event on 5/24/1956
Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/4/1938 | Birju Maharaj, famous Kathak Dancer ""Guru"", was born. |
| 6/23/1993 | Motilal Vohra made governor of UP. |
| 3/8/1986 | L.K. Advani elected President of BJP. |
| 5/28/1996 | 13-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence. |
| 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. |
| 8/5/1905 | Subhadrakumari Chauvhan, famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 2/19/1891 | Amrita Bazaar Patrika became a daily newspaper. |
| 2/13/1984 | Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister, inaugurated the first manufacturing work of Indian Submarines at Mazgaon Dock, Bombay. |
| 8/3/1900 | Nana Patil, great revolutionary, was born. |
| 2/10/1982 | K. R. Meher-Homji, cricket wicket keeper (one Test, one catch, no stumps), passed away. |
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