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Historical Event on 11/24/1926
Aurobindo Ghose, former I.C.S. and revolutionary, attained full enlightenment I.e 'Purna Siddhi'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/23/1792 | The Third Mysore War ended in Tipu Sultan's signing of Peace Treaty dictated by Lord Cornwallis & surrendering his two sons, Abdul Khaliq & Maiz - Uddin. This is known as Treaty of Seringapatam. |
| 2/9/1757 | In a treaty between Lord Clive and Siraj Ud Daulah, Clive was authorised to safe guard (Killa Bandi) and open mint at Calcutta. Nawab had paid compensation to British Army. |
| 8/17/1985 | Rajiv Gandhi announces Punjab state elections in India. |
| 6/4/1992 | Stock broker Harshad Mehta and his associates arrested. |
| 4/27/1906 | China, as suzerain of Tibet, has agreed to the terms of a treaty proposed by Britain. According to the treaty, foreign powers may not send representatives to Tibet, receive transportation or mining concessions, or occupy, buy or lease any territory in Tibet without British permission. The British want to prevent the Russians from establishing a protectorate over Tibet, which lies on India's northern border. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, failed in attempts to communicate with Tibet's ruler, the Dalai Lama. A British military expedition fought its way to the capital at Lhasa and concluded the agreement. |
| 6/25/1975 | President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed signed the declaration of Emergency Rule in India. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi implemented the same very next day. |
| 7/10/1909 | Gandhiji arrives in London with the assistance of Lord Ampthill and works ceaselessly to educate influential British leaders and the public, and also to move Imperial authorities. |
| 1/4/1972 | Pakistan proposed to talk after the war. |
| 4/29/1936 | Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India. |
| 5/17/1957 | Nehru, who went to Ceylon to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of Buddhism, calls for an end to nuclear tests. |
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