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Historical Event on 4/24/1972

Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1983This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Communications Year"".
11/6/1905Ram Bachan 'Aravind' Dwivedi, great Hindi, Bhojpuri poet and writer, was born at Dubouli, Bihar.
12/23/1912Rash Behari Ghosh and Sachin Sanyal threw a bomb at Viceroy Lord Hardinge II in Delhi. He had come to Delhi on an elephant for the initiation of the new capital. The Viceroy was injured in the bomb blast.
9/25/1936Juliet Prowse, actress (Who Killed Teddy Bear) and dancer, was born in Bombay, India.
1/1/19958th World Tamil Conference begins in Madurai.
5/3/1962Hundreds of Muslims are killed in clashes with Hindus in West Bengal.
5/26/1997Government decides to allow the use of environment-friendly LPG as a motor vehicle fuel.
1/2/1960Raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87), was born in Meerut.
3/31/1992The new five-year Export-Import policy relaxes restrictions.
10/28/1996Press Council of India to set up a 5-member committee headed by Chairman P.B. Sawant to inquire into the attack on journalists outside the New Delhi residence of Kanshi Ram.