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Historical Event on 1/24/1950
Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/16/1951 | Nehru opponents founded People's party at New Delhi. |
| 4/1/1987 | Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution. |
| 3/1/1996 | Supreme Court frees CBI from the control of PM Rao and directs that CBI would take no instruction or permission from or report to any authority personally interested in or likely to be affected by the investigation into the hawala case. |
| 9/25/1993 | Soli Sorabji, 63, nominated as Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Court by UN Secretary General. |
| 6/1/1970 | Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act was enforced. This act was passed in 1969. |
| 4/30/1981 | C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-02-1985. |
| 3/28/1917 | Umesh Chandra Panigrahi, great author and journalist, was born at Raruan, Orissa. |
| 4/8/1998 | Prem Singh Lalpura, who defied the Akali Dal leadership, not taking oath as a Lok Sabha member on denial of a ministerial berth, is expelled by the party. |
| 2/8/1986 | Sister Alphonsa was beatified by his Holiness Pope John-ll at Kottayam. She was the first woman from India to be raised to this honour. (19-7-96). |
| 4/3/1946 | Sagarmal Gopa, devoted patriot, freedom fighter and political worker, was burnt alive. |
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