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Historical Event on 05/24/1557

Sikandar Sur was compelled to surrender Mankot in Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/19/1993Sanjay Dutt, film star, was held under TADA for possessing an AK-56 rifle.
9/1/1947Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored.
11/8/1991K.P.S. Gill reappointed DGP in Punjab.
5/6/1680Chatrapati Rajaram Maharaj was crowned.
3/5/1990Government announces an interim relief of Rs. 360 crore to 5 lakh victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.
10/22/1962Bakhra-Nangal Dam, a multipurpose river valley project, was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
11/20/1955Kripal Singh scores 100* on Test debut, India v New Zealand.
7/10/1999The Delhi police arrest Mohammad Javed alias Babu Bhai, an accused in the Jain Hawala case.
7/10/1999Khidr Khan Syed, Governor of Lahore, replaced Daulat Khan Lodi on Delhi's throne.
10/16/1905Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement.