24 AUG HISTORY TODAY

Today in Indian History
Events for August 24

24-August-1600	East India Company's first ship 'HECTOR' reached at Surat Port.
24-August-1608	The first English convoy lands at Surat.
24-August-1689	Calcutta city was established.
24-August-1690	This date is celebrated as Calcutta day, as Job Charnock came to Calcutta and settled here.
24-August-1833	Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave 'Narmad', versatile author in Gujarati and social reformer, was born.
24-August-1888	Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, Congress leader in Maharashtra and former Chief Minister of Mumbai, was born at Ratnagiri.
24-August-1889	K. Kelappan, freedom fighter, social reformer, revolutionary, educationist and journalist, was born in Calicut village in district Kerala.
24-August-1911	Veena Das, revolutionery freedom fighter, was born at Krishna Nagar, Calcutta. She fought in protest of Simon Commission and also during the 1930's ""Chatgang Ammunition"". She took part in the assassination of Governor Stainley Jack
24-August-1916	Adinath Lahiri, famous geologist, was born.
24-August-1925	Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar passed away.
24-August-1946	Viceroy Wavell broadcasts Plan.
24-August-1946	Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was appointed head of India's interim government. He was picked as Vice President of India's Executive Council by Lord Wavell who was British Viceroy of India. Nehru had conducted a campaign of non-violent resistance against British rule.
24-August-1947	Around ten thousand people were believed to have died in border clashes in Punjab.
24-August-1952	Merger of Socialist Party and Krishak Mazdoor Praja Party announced.
24-August-1959	England win 5-0 series against India.
24-August-1966	Mihir Sen swims the Gibralter channel.
24-August-1968	Radhakamal Mukerjee, famous Indian economist, died.
24-August-1969	M.Hidayatullah retired from the post of acting President. He was the first acting President of India.
24-August-1969	Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1884-1980), became the fourth President of India. He held this office till August 24, 1974. G. S. Pathak took oath as Vice President of India.
24-August-1971	Crowds invade the pitch as India beat England by four wickets for their first-ever cricket victory in London .
24-August-1972	Namakkal Kavignar, Gandhian poet and painter, passed away.
24-August-1974	Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed became the fifth President of India. He held this office till February 11, 1977.
24-August-1974	Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1884-1980) retired from the post of President.
24-August-1993	The government put off Religion Bill debate as it was unable to muster two thirds majority.
24-August-1993	Dinkar Balwant Devdhar, veteran cricketer and non-Test batsman of the 30s, died at the age of 101. He was the instructor of Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli.
24-August-1997	Skirmishes between Indian and Pakistani troops, which started on August 15, continue in Kargil, Uri and Kupwara sectors of Jammu & Kashmir. 50 Pakistani soldiers and 5 Indian soldiers were reported dead. High alert was sounded along the Line of Control.
24-August-1997	Union Government decides to eliminate the category of 'superfine' variety of rice for procurement.
24-August-1998	Leander Paes was ranked 73 in single's ranking in tennis. This was his highest single ranking.
24-August-2000	The Calcutta Municipal Corporation celebrated the 310th birth anniversary of the city. A web portal on Calcutta was also launched on this occasion.