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Historical Event on 12/24/1809
Christopher ""Kit"" Carson, KY, union brig-general and Indian fighter, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/7/1825 | First Steam Engine Ship ""Enterprise"" reached Calcutta. |
| 1/3/1945 | No. 8 Squadron becomes the first to convert onto the Spitfire VIII during the previous month and commencing operations on 3 January 1945 in the Kangaw area. |
| 11/1/1858 | Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India. |
| 12/9/1873 | Lord Northbrook, Viceroy and Governor General of India laid the foundation stone of the building. |
| 8/26/1874 | Ishwar Sharan Munshi, politician and philosopher, was born. |
| 12/4/1888 | Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, was born. |
| 9/22/1994 | G. N. Joshi, famous singer, died. |
| 12/3/1882 | Nandalal Bose, great Indian painter and master, was born in Bengal. |
| 11/3/1906 | Prithviraj Kapoor, stage and film artist, member of Rajya Sabha and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, was born. |
| 2/16/1982 | Jawaharlal Nehru was staged first time in Calcutta Invitation International Gold Cup Football Tournament. |
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