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Historical Event on 9/24/1829

Anandram Dhekial Fukan, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/1/1854Postal stamp introduced in India. These lithographed stamps were of denominations of half anna and one anna. These stamps bore the Head of Queen Victoria with India at top and value at bottom. The half anna stamp was printed between May 5 to July 29 and printing of one anna stamp commenced on July 26.
3/10/1959Mukundrao Ramarao Jaikar, great freedom fighter and famous lawyer, passed away.
5/10/1996Congress Chief Ministers of Assam, Haryana & Pondicherry resign.
6/23/1992Tin Bigha Day protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh.
5/23/1996In second phase of elections in Kashmir valley, Anantnag and Baramulla parliamentary constituencies go to the polls.
10/2/1929Mahatma Gandhi made the Navjivan publication a charitable trust
6/8/199255-60\% polling takes place in the Andhra, Bihar, W. Bengal and Delhi by-elections.
9/27/2000Venus Williams of USA claims the women's gold in the tennis event in the Sydney Olympics.
6/21/1906Vyomeshchandra Banerjee, first president of All India Congress, passed away.
7/8/1985Sri Lanka Peace talks open in Thimphu.