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Historical Event on 01/24/1556
Humayun died at Delhi. Two days earlier he had slipped on the staircase of a library being constructed at the Old Fort.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/28/2000 | The Royal Canadian Mounted police arrest two Sikhs, Ripudaman Singh Malik (53) and Ajaib Singh Bagri (51), in Vancouver in connection with the downing of Air India Boeing 747 en route from Canada to London in 1985. |
| 11/9/1948 | Administration of Mayurbhanj State taken over by the Government of India. |
| 10/2/1944 | Gandhiji was presented a purse of Rs 110 lakhs (£ 8,25,000) for Kasturba Memorial on his 75th birthday. |
| 2/9/1985 | Editor of 'Sakal', a Marathi daily newspaper, passed away. |
| 1/2/1997 | Bihar wins team titles in both men's and women's sections in national archery. Limba Ram and Purnima Mahato, both of Bihar, win individual crowns in men's and women's sections respectively. Turkey's `Pocket Hercules', weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu, who captured three Olympic gold medals, calls it a day in Ankara. |
| 8/5/1992 | The Supreme Court appoints a 3-member panel to visit Ayodhya and report on the new structures there. |
| 9/18/1909 | Kilachand Ramdas, famous merchant, was born. |
| 3/28/1994 | Leaders attack trade protectionism. |
| 4/30/1947 | The entire nation is stirred by religious strife. |
| 1/22/1973 | Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationalist, passed away. |
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