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Historical Event on 1/24/1950

Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/7/1993India and China sign border peace accord.
1/5/1988India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind.
8/1/1952Nationalised Airways at Safdarjung, New Delhi inaugurated by Nehru.
1/25/1948French India Peoples' Convention, Pondicherry, passed a resolution for complete merger of the French India with the Dominion of India. - G. V. Mavlankar was elected the first Speaker of the Indian Parliament.
8/1/1958Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership given to Acharya Bhave.
1/6/1981Indian Ocean bed on their research ship Gavesani of the National Institute succeeded from the depth of 4,300 metres.
11/3/1999Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, well-known agricultural scientist, is selected for the UNESCO Gandhi gold medal.
1/10/1818The last battle was fought in Rampura between the Marathas and the company.
6/20/1916Sreemati Nathibai Damodher Thackersey (SNDT) Indian Women' s University, first women's and the fifth Indian University, was established in Pune by D.K. Karve.
6/7/1989Sheetal Pandya set up a world record at the age of 5 years.