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Historical Event on 01/24/1556
Humayun died at Delhi. Two days earlier he had slipped on the staircase of a library being constructed at the Old Fort.
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| 4/15/1927 | Abha Gandhi, servant to Gandhi, was born. |
| 5/6/1775 | Nanda Kumar, king of Calcutta, was arrested. |
| 1/16/2000 | Punjab men, Railway women win the Senior National Volleyball championship in Salem. |
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