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Historical Event on 3/24/1855

First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/22/2000India retains the golf title in the SAARC championship in Dhaka.
9/24/1629Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies.
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.
12/10/1913The Nobel prize for literature was awarded this year to Rabindranath Tagore, the Bengali poet from India.
6/10/1959Tyagmurti Goswami Ganeshdutt, social worker, died near Hardwar.
5/30/1952S.C.Mathur was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 01-07-1955.
5/3/1936Engelbert Humperdinck [Arnold George Dorsey], famous singer, was born in Madras, India.
7/15/2000The Maharashtra Government gives the green signal to police to proceed against Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray for his alleged role in the 1992-93 Mumbai communal riots.
7/26/1891Rajendralal Mitra (Raja), famous Bengali ancient researcher, passed away.
1/31/1997Merger of SCICI and ICICI confirmed with effect from 1/4/1996.