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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
11/2/1972ICMR set up a chain of regional centres of National Nutrition Monitoring and 500 Indians seize Washington Bureaux in different parts of India.
8/23/1986B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989.
11/28/1956Chou En- lai, Chinese Prime Minister, came to India.
10/25/1964First indigenous tank was manufactured in Awdi factory and was named 'Vijayant'.
4/12/1978India's first double decker train was started between Victoria Terminus (CST) and Pune which beared the name as ""Janta Express"", which is now known under the name of Shivaji's fort as ""Singhgarh Express"".
6/13/2000Major General Manuel Saavedra of Uruguay appointed Chief Military observer of the U.N. Mission monitoring the LoC in Kashmir.
3/15/1993Vinod Kambli scores 227 vs Zimbabwe. This was his second consecutive Test 200.
8/9/1965Pakistan chose to persist while the Indian Army Corps on the ceasefire line got down to neutralizing the Gibraltar Force. As a first step, main infiltration routes were blocked and Pakistan was forced out of the Haji Fir bulge (known to them as Bedori).
5/1/1997Anand wins all three categories in Amber chess tournament in Monte Carlo.
8/22/1993The first batch of IAF troops landed in the capital city of Mogadishu.