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Historical Event on 1/24/1870
Muddan, famous Kannad poet and novelist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/14/1907 | Muhammad Ayub Khan, Pakistani president, was born. |
| 11/29/1996 | Shaleem I. Shervani, Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare and President, ICMR Governing Body, was the Chief Guest at the concluding ceremony of the year long celebrations of the 85th year of ICMR at New Delhi. He released a special issue of the ICMR Bulletin on this occasion and presented momentos to the former Additional Directors-General and Directors-General of the ICMR. |
| 10/9/1949 | The Territorial Army of India inaugurated by the Governor General. |
| 4/13/1984 | Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park. |
| 2/3/1983 | Prime Minister Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of Assam's new capital 'Pragjyotishpur'. |
| 11/25/1992 | Mamata Banerjee, Union Minister of State for Sports, resigns to fight Bengal CPM. |
| 3/7/1956 | A gigantic steel tube plant opened in Jamshedpur. It was the first of its kind in India. |
| 3/1/1930 | Coimbatarao Doraikannu Gopinath, cricketer (batted in 8 Tests for India in the 1950's), was born in Madras. |
| 3/31/1990 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous). |
| 9/27/1995 | Cellular phone service operates for the first time in Delhi. |
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