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Historical Event on 2/24/1867

Kedarnath Das, geat physiologist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/11/1998Indians bag a silver and a bronze at the International Physics Olympiad in Reykjavik.
3/11/1948SS Jal Usha, the first ocean-going steamer made in India, was launched from Visakhapatnam.
12/23/1998Jayaprakash Narayan posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, the country's biggest honour.
10/10/1995G. R Khairnar, the high profile suspended Deputy Municipal Commissioner of Bombay, was reinstated.
7/8/1996T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award.
4/7/2000The Delhi police unearth a multicrore cricket betting and match- fixing racket involving five South African cricketers, including the captain Hansie Cronje. A Delhi-based Indian operator Rajesh Kalra put behind bars.
9/20/1997President K. R. Narayanan inaugurates the first Dr. Ambedkar Law University in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
8/23/1872Tanguturi Prakasam, great lawyer, journalist, nationalist, politician, leader, social reformer and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, was born at Kanuparthi village in Ongole district in Andhra Pradesh.
12/30/1953The Untouchability (Offences) Bill published in the Gazette of India.
3/6/1961India's first Financial daily 'The Economic Times' started publication from Bombay.