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Historical Event on 1/24/1950

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1974Virendranath Dasgupta, great revolutionary, died.
2/1/1986Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit.
4/3/1946Sagarmal Gopa, devoted patriot, freedom fighter and political worker, was burnt alive.
4/27/2000Arun Bharat Ram takes over as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry.
11/29/1989Voters oust Gandhi and Congress party
11/5/1996United Front suffers a setback with one of its constituents, the Madhya Pradesh Vikas party, deciding to walk out and merge with Congress (I).
7/19/1993Girilal Jain, senior journalist, passed away.
3/26/1931New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies.
2/20/1953India opens $ 140 mil. power system modeled after TVA.
9/26/1946Gandhiji was interviewed with Wavell.