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Historical Event on 12/24/1993

Khanprabha Bhaduri, famous Bengali poet and writer, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1835Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction.
8/22/1988Gorkha National Liberation Front signs an accord with the Centre and West Bengal on formation of an elective hill Council for Darjeeling.
5/19/2000A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
8/8/1967Central government, for the first time since independence, suffered a token defeat in the Lok Sabha.
11/25/1984Yashwantrao B. Chavhan, first Chief Minister of Maharashtra and former Deputy Prime Minister, passed away.
8/2/1858British parliament passed the act to handover the administration of India to British Government from East India Company. After the occasion, the Supreme British ruler in India was called as 'Viceroy'.
9/9/2000Venus Williams wins the women's singles in the U.S. Open championship.
5/13/1905Fakruddin Ali Ahmed, the fifth President of India, was born at Delhi.
9/1/1956Pakistani troops infiltrated the Line of Control in Kashmir.
8/17/1994Opposition ends Parliament boycott.