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Historical Event on 9/24/1938
Piloo Dara Reporter, cricket test umpire for 10 tests from 1984-87, was born in Mumbai. He was the first ever test umpire to be invited in a foreign country along with V. K. Ramaswamy also of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/9/1942 | Chiang Kai-Shek meets Sir Stafford Cripps, British Viceroy in India. |
| 1/30/1947 | Gandhiji leaves Patna for Delhi. Mountbatten, new Viceroy, arrives in Delhi. |
| 4/3/1992 | Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), was formed. |
| 5/31/1926 | Probir ""Khokhan"" Sen, cricket wicket-keeper (India in late 40's/early 50's), was born. |
| 2/3/1997 | Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes. |
| 9/16/1977 | Kesarbai Kerkar, famous classical singer, died in Bombay. |
| 5/2/1769 | Sir John Malcom, former Governor of Mumbai and historian, was born. |
| 7/16/1969 | Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet. |
| 11/14/1967 | Saba Karim, Indian ODI wicket-keeper 1997, was born. |
| 2/20/1994 | Government makes the first appointment under 27\% reservation for Other Backward Classes in Central Services and Public Sector Undertaking. |
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