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Historical Event on 9/24/1856

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

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5/14/1657Dharmavir Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was born on Purandar fort.
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6/29/2000The Election Commission derecognises seven regional parties in some states -- Samata Party in Haryana, Shiv Sena in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the RJD in Manipur, NTR-Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh, the Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) in Chandigarh, the United Minority Front in Assam and the Haryana Vikas Party in Haryana-- These will remain registered but unrecognised parties.
2/28/1930Sir Chandrasekhar V. Raman, Scientist, 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering ""Raman Effect"". He is also the first Indian to receive this honor in Physics, The Indian Nobel Laureates.
11/20/1947Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.
2/21/1952The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras.
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