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Historical Event on 7/24/1992

Universal Poetry Foundation' was established at Pune.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/3/1998The first geo-scientific data centre of the country is inaugurated at the Geological Survey of India.
5/3/1998Kushabhau Thakre takes over as the new BJP President.
10/2/1934Indian Naval Force was established.
2/7/1995Cong-I Disciplinary Action Committee expels Arjun Singh from the primary membership for 6 years for anti-party activities.
1/21/1963Acharaya Shivpujan Sahai, famous Hindi writer, poet and novelist, died. He was editor of Hindi journals like ""Marwari Sudhar"", ""Samanwaya"", ""Adarsh"" etc. He wrote 400 short stories and 67 biographies. His novel ""Dehati Dunia"" is acclaimed as first regional novel in Hindi.
3/23/199710 Dalits killed in Kab village of Bihar by Ranbir Sena, a pro-landlord extremist organisation.
11/27/1999BJP recaptures the Jaipur Civic body posts by winning 49 out of 70 seats.
5/6/1775Nanda Kumar, king of Calcutta, was arrested.
6/20/1756A group of British soldiers along with Halvel were imprisoned by some rebellions in a suffocating cell that gained notoriety as the ""Black Hole of Calcutta."" Most of them died here.
2/3/1760Sadashiv Bhau, under a large Maratha army, defeated the Nizam in war of Udgir.