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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 |
| 5/14/1907 | Muhammad Ayub Khan, Pakistani president, was born. |
| 6/22/1959 | Iyengar Kasturi Srinivas, great politician and journalist, passed away. |
| 8/19/1994 | Rupee made fully convertible on current account. |
| 11/16/1989 | 66 out of 71 trapped miners at Raniganj rescued. |
| 1/3/1922 | Kirat Chothairam Babani, versatile Sindhi Writer and Journalist, was born. |
| 5/17/1992 | Import of 106 life-saving drugs and 37 equipments allowed. |
| 4/15/1992 | D. T. Lakdawala, former member of Planning Commission, passed away. |
| 4/9/1965 | After Indo-Pak conflict of 1965, the Raksha Medal, Samar Seva Star and some others were introduced. |
| 8/5/1905 | Subhadrakumari Chauvhan, famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 2/10/1846 | British forces under Hugh Gough defeated Sikhs in the Battle of Sobrahan in India. |
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