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Historical Event on 9/24/1936

It was reported that in the past two weeks over 2 million of India's depressed classes had renounced Hinduism in favor of Christianity.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1962Gaya University renamed as Magadh University.
7/4/1985Police inquiry said bombs caused Air India jet disaster in New Delhi.
12/5/1950Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and teacher, passed away.
4/6/1998The Sonia Gandhi era begins in the Congress(I) with a special AICC session ratifying the decision of the CWC appointing her president in place of Sitaram Kesri.
6/26/1995Madhya Pradesh declared ""Tiger State"" as it homes one sixth of the world's tiger population.
12/29/1968Chunilal Kalidas Madiya, famous Gujrathi playwright, story writer and novelist, died.
5/4/1854The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established.
10/9/1999Sunil Kumar and Sai Jayalakshmy won the men's and women's titles respectively in the National Tennis championship in Delhi. Akshay Vishal Rao emerged boys' under-18 champion.
10/9/1999Muhammad Tughluq Shah II passed away at Sindh.
12/10/1945Aust Services lose third Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts.