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Historical Event on 02/24/1483
Sheikh Mirza, chieftain of a small state of Ferghana, was born in Turkmenistan.
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| 8/5/1921 | Malhi Govind, modern Sindhi novelist, was born. |
| 1/18/1980 | Assam agitation turns violent; Army called in. |
| 4/17/1997 | Biju Patnaik, 81, Janata Dal leader and important personality in Orissa politics, died. |
| 5/6/1993 | Violence in Orissa state secretariat, CM manhandled. |
| 6/17/1991 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950). |
| 3/8/1997 | G. K. Moopanar unanimously elected first president of Tamil Maanila Congress. |
| 8/25/1975 | Bundelkhand University was established in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 1/10/1997 | 28th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum. |
| 1/10/1997 | Sher Shah defeats Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi. |
| 4/27/1906 | China, as suzerain of Tibet, has agreed to the terms of a treaty proposed by Britain. According to the treaty, foreign powers may not send representatives to Tibet, receive transportation or mining concessions, or occupy, buy or lease any territory in Tibet without British permission. The British want to prevent the Russians from establishing a protectorate over Tibet, which lies on India's northern border. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, failed in attempts to communicate with Tibet's ruler, the Dalai Lama. A British military expedition fought its way to the capital at Lhasa and concluded the agreement. |
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