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Historical Event on 1/24/1951

Nehru assails US. demand for UN to name Peking as aggressor in Korea, New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/2/1960Dr. Shankar Purushottam Adharkar, famous Botanist in India, passed away.
2/1/1855East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened.
6/6/1890Gopinath Bardoloi, architect of modern Assam, freedom fighter and leader, was born.
2/18/1836Swami Ramakrishna Paramahansa(1836-86), was born early morning in Kamarpukur village in Hooghly district, West Bengal. His real name was Gadadhar Chatterji. He was God-intoxicated Bengali Shakta saint, Guru of Swami Vivekananda. He exemplified the bhakti dimension of 'Shakta Universalism'.
10/17/1859Keshavlal Harshrai Dhruv, researcher and translator, was born.
1/10/1839Tea from India first arrives in UK.
2/25/1920Balraj Madhok was born.
10/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, became inoperable due to power bus anomaly. This satellite had capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries.
10/2/1993Prime Minister's employment project started in urban areas.
5/23/1996In second phase of elections in Kashmir valley, Anantnag and Baramulla parliamentary constituencies go to the polls.