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Historical Event on 9/24/1726
King George empowered the company to establish Municipal Corporation and Mayor s Courts in Bombay and Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/23/1993 | 'The Bullshit'', a Turkish film, wins the Golden Elephant award at the 8th International Childrens film festival in Udaipur. |
| 5/31/1928 | Pankaj Khirod Roy, cricketer (Indian opener, 413 partnership w/Vinoo Mankad), was born in Calcutta. He was the recipient of Padmashree (1975). |
| 8/15/1947 | Lord Louis Mountbatten took charge as the first British Governor General of Indian Union and occupied this office till June 20, 1948. |
| 4/4/1889 | Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous Hindi poet, writer, Hindi litterateur and President of All India, was born in Babai village, Madhya Pradesh. |
| 9/21/1912 | Firoz Gandhi, great politician, was born. |
| 1/9/1935 | Harishankar Sharma, great educationist, was born at Jaipur. |
| 6/8/1997 | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Assam Chief Minister, has a narrow escape as a powerful remote-controlled bomb exploded in Maligaon area of Guwahati. |
| 11/11/2000 | Mohun Bagan wins the Durand Cup in New Delhi. |
| 1/16/1995 | India and USA form new trade framework called Indo-US Commercial Alliance and signs contracts worth $ 1.4 b. |
| 11/14/1926 | Piloo H. Mody, social reformer, politician and architect, was born at Bombay. |
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