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Historical Event on 12/24/1894

The first medical conference was held in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1932Mahendranath Gupt, follower of Ramkrishna Paramhans, passed away.
10/3/2000India and Russia sign a declaration on strategic partnership.
7/30/1947The part of Kashmir, North West Frontier Provience (NWFP), was swallowed up by Pakistan. The formality of raising the flag being done in November.
5/27/1919Kandukuri Veeresalingam, father of modern Telgu language, author and social reformer, passed away.
11/19/1838Keshab Chandra Sen (1838-84), nationalist leader of Bengal, was born in Calcutta. He was one of the first Indians to sow the seeds of secularism in the country. He joined the Brahmo Samaj in 1857 but seperated from it in 1866 and founded Brahma Samaj of India, a radical offshoot of the Adi Brahmo Samaj.
5/13/1971General Insurance nationalized.
9/8/1897Lokmanya Tilak charged in anti-national activity case.
7/27/1991Army called out in Srinagar valley after an attack on security forces in which 17 persons were killed.
9/24/1992Union Labour Minister announces a new export-oriented emigration policy in place of the regulatory one.
2/22/1982South-South Conference opens in New Delhi.