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Historical Event on 05/24/1557
Sikandar Sur was compelled to surrender Mankot in Punjab.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/19/1993 | Sanjay Dutt, film star, was held under TADA for possessing an AK-56 rifle. |
| 8/14/1947 | Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage. |
| 9/22/1891 | Gangopadhyay Taraknath, famous novelist in Bengal, passed away. |
| 11/21/1973 | Seth Govinddas, M.P. of Jabalpur, was honoured in the Central Hall of Parliament for completion of 50 years in Parliament, which was an unprecedented record. |
| 6/9/1923 | K. Alagirisami, famous journalist, playwright and story writer, was born. |
| 2/9/1991 | India holds the last decennial census of the century. |
| 5/21/1973 | Mohan Kumarmangalam, Central Minister, passed away in an air crash near Delhi. |
| 6/2/1990 | Sri Ram Sharma Acharya passed away. (27-6-91). |
| 8/21/1978 | Vinoo Mankad, cricketer, died. He played 44 tests for India and had 2109 runs and took 162 wickets. |
| 6/6/2000 | Abhijit Kunte wins the National `A' chess championship at Mumbai. |
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