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Historical Event on 4/24/1972
Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/17/1601 | Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India. |
| 5/7/1889 | Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar, freedom fighter, journalist and Padmabhushan awardee, was born. |
| 2/1/1968 | United Nation's Conference on Trade and Development opens in New Delhi. |
| 12/16/1990 | Dr. M. Channa Reddy resigned as Andhra Pradesh CM. |
| 4/1/2000 | India wins four golds in the under-14 Youth chess championship in Teheran. |
| 9/6/1993 | CPI (M) wrests Congress (I) bastion of Chowringhee in the by-elections to the WB Assembly; Durgapur and Kurseong also won by CPI (M). |
| 5/27/1951 | Taraporewala Aquarium was inaugurated at Mumbai by President Dr. Rajendra Prasad. |
| 12/11/1938 | Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, famous Hindi litterateur and editor, passed away. |
| 1/21/1882 | Vaman Malhar Joshi, Marathi novelist, was born. |
| 4/11/1999 | A.K.A. Abdul Samad (72), general secretary of IUML and State unit president, died in Chennai. |
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