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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
10/10/1964Olympics opened at Tokyo
11/13/1917Vasantrao Banduji Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
2/10/1931Capital of India shifted from Old Delhi to New Delhi, formal inauguration of New Delhi City took place.
8/8/1984P.T. Usha at Los Angeles sets record for 400m H. (Women) in 55.42.
5/13/1998India conducts two more nuclear tests at Pokhran. The US slaps sanctions. The Prime Minister says India will face down sanctions.
7/4/1922Ghulam Ahmed, cricketer (off-spinner in 22 Tests for India in 1950's), was born in Hyderabad.
3/1/1914Minto Gilbert Jhon Alieat, former viceroy of India, passed away.
1/7/1990President returns the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bills of 1986 to Parliament at the instance of the Government.
7/15/1991Jagannathrao Joshi, veteran leader of Janata Party `Karnataka Kesri', died.
6/1/1998Finance Minister announced the Swadeshi budget.