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Historical Event on 1/24/1857

Calcutta University established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1947Independence of India Bill passed.
4/24/1996BSE index reaches 3869.87, a new 18-month high.
9/28/1996Sukh Ram sent to Tihar jail in assets case.
11/12/1781Nagapatnam of South India was captured by the British troops.
12/17/1830Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, died.
6/10/194277 Mountain Brigade was raised at Sagar, Madhya Pradesh.
1/6/1979Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba.
10/24/1934Arvindrao Laxmanrao Apte, cricketer (brother of Madhav scored 8 & 7 runs in one Test), was born in Bombay.
9/18/1993Asit Sen, famous comedy actor and character artist, died.
4/19/1998Jayalalitha, AIADMK leader, demands that all ''tainted leaders'' be dropped by the Vajpayee Government or that Sedapatti R. Muthiah be taken back.