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Historical Event on 4/24/1966

Margashayam Venkataramana, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 1989), was born in Secunderabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1953Walchand Hirachand, great Industrialist, passed away.
7/29/1991Vazhappadi K. Ramamurthy, Union Labour Minister, resigns on account of differences on Cauvery water issue.
3/11/1886Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi became the first Indian lady doctor. She passed the MBBS degree from Philadelphia University of America.
10/12/1976Indian Airlines Caravelle crashed after take off from Bombay.
5/11/1885Krishnamohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist of Bengal, passed away.
10/30/1966First meeting of the Shiv Sena at Shivaji Park.
12/5/1933Balendu Shantilal Jain, famous hindi writer, was born at Kunchord, M.P.
11/29/1996The Indian Journal of Medical Research brought out special issues, as part of the 85th year celebrations of ICMR, on Nutrition Research (November 1995) and Diarrhoeal Diseases (July, 1996). The ICMR Bulletin also brought out special issues on such topics as Nutrition, Tuberculosis, AIDS, Tribal Health, etc. so as to coincide with the theme selected for a particular month as part of the celebrations. As part of the global theme initiative coordinated by JAMA, USA, the January 1996 issue of the ICMR was devoted to 'Emerging and Re-emerging Infections'.
4/24/1959Nehru meets the exiled Dalai Lama in Mussoorie.
4/1/1935The Reserve Bank of India was established as a Central Bank and the job of issuing notes was entrusted to this bank. The Commissioner's office which issued currency was abolished and was substituted by the Governer of the RBI. The issue offices scattered around the country came to be called as the regional offices of the Reserve Bank.