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Historical Event on 10/24/1605
Jahangir became the fourth Emperor of Mughal Empire at Agra.
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| 1/11/1991 | Ravi Naik of Maharashtra Gomanthak party sworn in as the CM of Goa. |
| 1/29/1976 | Parliament approves permanent government and censorship of newspapers at New Delhi. |
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| 10/18/1992 | 1,000 police personnel occupy the Golden Temple in Amritsar to keep Punjab separatists away. |
| 1/4/1958 | Waverley John Anderson, Scottish viscount and Governor of Bengal, died at the age of 75. |
| 12/23/1964 | India & Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed. |
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