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Historical Event on 10/24/1579

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/16/1945Prahraj Gopalchandra, modern author of Oria language, passed away.
7/11/1953Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu was born in Mumbai (Mahatrahtra).
5/5/1942Henry Albert John Gidney, great leader and politician, died at New Delhi.
7/28/1994Uproar in Parliament over the Government's rejection of JPC report.
1/19/1995Goa Cong (I) government led by Pratap Singh Rane gets absolute majority when 4-members of MGP merged with Congress.
9/29/1998ISRO successfully launches its largest sounding rocket, Rohini (RH-560 mk, 11 total payload, 127 kg).
3/16/1966Judge Amal Kumar Sarkar became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 29/06/1966.
4/15/1992D. T. Lakdawala, former member of Planning Commission, passed away.
9/30/1997At least 20 civilians were killed and over 30 injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops on Kargil town in Jammu&Kashmir.
11/17/1915Vishnu Gopal Pingle was hanged for revolting against the Indian Army in Talegaon prison of Pune.