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Historical Event on 2/24/1950

G.J.M.Gazdar, computational linguist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/15/1992Kesri Publications started the first Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language).
4/20/1973Rioting over food shortages ends after three days in Nagpur.
6/13/1927Henry C. K. ""Clan"" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), passed away at the age of 82.
11/3/1995Sheila Kaul becomes Governor of Himachal Pradesh, P. Shivshankar of Kerala and V Reghunath Reddy takes additional charge of Sikkim.
8/6/1997Cabinet approves a proposal to amend the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act, with a view to removing epilepsy as a ground for annulling marriage or for declaring marriage as null and void.
6/22/1917Mohy-id-Din Hajini, famous Hindi writer and professor, was born at Kashmir (Hajin).
1/1/1988The Officers Training School (OTS) was re-christened as Officers Training Academy. Besides training Indian nationals, 74 cadets from Sri Lanka have also been trained at the OTA.
12/25/1946Gandhiji said, at Noakhali, ""I am being tested through and through"".
10/31/2000Chhattisgarh, the 26th State of Indian Union, comes into existence with the swearing in of its Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahay and Chief Minister Ajit Jogi at a glittering function at Raipur.
12/31/1995K.P.S. Gill, DGP of Punjab, retires from service.