24-October-1505

Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal arrived at Cochin as Viceroy of India. 24-October-1579

Jesuit father and first Englishman S.J.Thomas Stephens arrived at Goa in a Portuguese ship. He settled here and died in 1619. 24-October-1605

Jahangir became the fourth Emperor of Mughal Empire at Agra. 24-October-1657

Kalyan and Bhiwandi came under the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. 24-October-1789

Jean C Baud, Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1834-6), was born. 24-October-1827

Viceroy Lord Rippan (1880-1884) was born. 24-October-1851

First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km. 24-October-1856

Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was arrested by the British Government at Sambalpur for distributing grains from the

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