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Historical Event on 4/24/1944

Shivprasad Gupta, philanthropist, freedom fighter and educationist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1947The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President.
11/21/1921Prince of Wales visited India and Congress observed all India strike.
5/25/1965Independent India had further clashes with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, one over the intractable Kashmir dispute and the other over Bangladesh. A border war was also fought with China in 1962 in the North-Eastern region, which resulted in the loss of Aksai Chin in Ladakh and smaller areas in the North-east. India continues to dispute sovereignty over these areas.
10/10/197761 people died in an accident between a passenger train and a freight train at Naini.
2/25/1897A. Vedaratnam, freedom fighter, nationalist and leader, was born in an orthodox Saiva Vellala community.
6/4/1947Dharmanand Damodar Kosambi, internationally famous Pandit of Buddhism, passed away.
10/19/1983Union Government takes over the management of 13 textile undertakings in Bombay; marathon strike in cotton textile industry ends.
10/24/1994Justice Ahmad Mushabber Ahmadi sworn in as Chief Justice of India.
9/12/1974. C. Yohannan at Teheran, sets record for LJ in 8.07.
1/31/1949Maharajas of Baroda and Kolhapur decide to merge their states with Bombay.