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Historical Event on 9/24/1856

Henry, first Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Governor General of India, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/12/2000J.H. Patel, (71), senior Janata Dal (U) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister, died in Bangalore.
1/16/1948Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims.
1/16/1948Kritiwas, writer of Ramayana in Bengali language, was born.
8/1/1955Arun Lal, cricketer (Indian batsman in sixteen Tests 1982-89), was born in Moradabad, U.P.
12/10/1990The communal disturbances between Hindus and Muslims in Hyderabad claim more than 100 lives, and violence spreads to Aligarh and Kanpur also.
9/19/1997A Delhi court rules that interviewing of the child and parents by school authorities, for admission to primary classes, is illegal and improper.
1/14/1998Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to M. S. Subbualakshmi (b 1916).
4/9/1984Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record.
10/6/1779Elphinston, historian and administrator of Mumbai province, was born.
1/16/1990Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away.