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Historical Event on 1/24/1921
T. N. Raina, former Army Chief and High Commissioner of Canada, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/24/1921 | Royal Charter forms the East India Company, setting in motion a process that ultimately results in the subjugation of India under British rule. |
| 3/25/1916 | S. M. Pandit, famous painter, was born. |
| 11/18/1911 | Free primary school education is introduced. |
| 8/14/1947 | Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage. |
| 1/8/1927 | The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrives after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board. |
| 8/15/1921 | Amrit Rai, novelist and translater, was born . |
| 1/16/1941 | Ashok Vajpai, veteran critic and Hindi poet, was born. |
| 5/1/1996 | International women's master Anupama Gokhale of Bharat Petroleum becomes the first woman in the history of Indian chess to win an all-India level international rating tournament with her bagging the Mohammed Hassan memorial title. |
| 12/20/1999 | Mulayam Singh Yadav, Samajwadi Party Chief, opposes signing of CTBT. |
| 1/9/1889 | Dr. Vrindavanlal Varma, famous Hindi writer and social reformer, was born in Jhansi. He mainly wrote historical and social novels, most famouse being ""Mriganainee"". |
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