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Historical Event on 4/24/1942

Shri Dinanath Mangeshkar, famous Marathi singer, nationalist, musician and actor, passed away at the age of 41.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1952India won first cricket Test Match at Chepauk Stadium, Madras.
10/22/1680Rana Rajsingh, king of Mewad, died.
4/24/1996Indian Express launches Vizag (17th) edition.
6/9/1992Rajesh Khanna (Congress-I) defeats Shatrughan Sinha to wrest the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat from the BJP.
11/22/1988Baba Amte wins U.N. Human Rights Award.
4/20/1989R. S. Pathak, Chief Justice of India, elected to the World Court.
2/21/1672A French squadron under De la Haye encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were in hostility with the French, near Cape Comorin.
12/11/1993Shankar Dayal Sharma, President, inaugurates the extended new wing of Nagpur Vidhan Bhavan.
4/13/1947Diplomatic relations between India and Russia established.
12/10/1886Ardeshir M. Irani, producer, director, exhibitor and founder of Star Films Ltd. Bombay, was born at Poona. His first film was 'Veer Abhimanyu'.