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Historical Event on 3/24/1995

Devchand Somaiyya, famous Table Tennis player, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/20/2000In a nationwide swoop, IT Department officials search the residences of cricketers Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and former ICC Chairman Jagmohan Dalmiya and recover incriminating documents.
2/10/1979Itanagar was declared as capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
2/18/1994India rejects OIC offer to mediate on Kashmir.
9/12/1905Anglo-Japanese treaty provides for Japan to help safeguard India at London.
10/25/1983Technical Cell constituteded with a view to promote the use of official language Hindi on mechanical or electronic devices.
9/10/1980Mangalore University established.
1/15/1784Sir William Jones, Judge and linguist, and Sir Warren Hastings established the Asiatic Society of Bengal at Calcutta. This was the first scholastic institution.
10/21/1999B. R. Chopra, filmmaker, gets the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
2/15/1993India regains ""Rubber"" after 6 years by beating England by an innings and 70 runs at Madras.
12/12/1965Vijayanta, first India-made millitary tank which was handed over to the Army, was manufactured at Avadi Heavy Vehicles Factory at Madras.