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Historical Event on 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.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/2/1984 | Mother Teresa University inaugurated by Mother herself at Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu. |
| 12/22/1928 | An Alpine Romance', a 709 feet long sound film produced by Universal Picture Corporation, America, was the first sound film censored at Bombay on December 22. The other sound films censored on the same day were 'The Brox Sisters' and 'Bailey and Barnum.' |
| 7/1/1997 | Over 23,000 blowdowns completed in 1.2 m tunnel. |
| 3/2/1996 | Malabar University (Kerala) comes into being. |
| 1/28/1865 | Lala Lajpat Rai 'Punjab Kesari', great valiant freedom fighter, social reformer, humanitarian and lawyer, was born in Dhudike village of Ferozepur district, Punjab. |
| 3/17/1995 | Congress-I in Arunachal Pradesh wins two-third majority. |
| 1/1/1880 | Money order system was introduced. |
| 4/26/1992 | Medha Patkar arrested in Gujarat as the third Annual Goldman Environmental Prize of $ 60000 is awarded to her. |
| 2/15/1924 | Mahinder Singh, social worker, was born at Amritsar. |
| 12/27/1975 | 372 miners die in a huge blast in Bihar state. |
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