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Historical Event on 12/24/1524
Vasco De Gama, Portuguese navigator who discovered India, died in Cochin.
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| 6/22/1959 | Iyengar Kasturi Srinivas, great politician and journalist, passed away. |
| 1/29/1853 | Madhusudan Rao, modern writer in Oria language, was born. |
| 4/9/1783 | Tipu Sultan drives out English from Bednoor, India. |
| 11/15/1999 | Notorious criminal Surendra alias Dolatpuri is shot dead in a police encounter at Khatavli, Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 9/9/1812 | The first paper currency was issued by the Bank of Bengal. The notes of this bank were later printed by Perkins, Heath & Co. in England. They can be distinguished into at least 10 different types. They were issued in a wide range of denominations from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000. |
| 10/19/1997 | BSP withdraws support to Kalyan Singh government in UP because of its 'anti-Dalit' policies. |
| 7/8/1996 | Mathematical Olympiad was held in Mumbai - the first time in India (from 08-17, 1996). |
| 9/18/1925 | Pranlal Harkisandas Vora, leader in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 1/24/1994 | India sends six proposals to Pakistan to resolve bilateral problems. |
| 6/3/1930 | George John Fernandes, social reformer and politician, was born in Mangalore (Karnataka). |
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