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Historical Event on 1/24/1952

The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/29/1909Congress at Lahore adopts resolution praising Indians' struggle in South Africa and urged ban on indenture.
5/15/1999Militants gun down Abdul Ahad Kar, a senior member of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly belonging to the ruling National Conference, in Kupwara district.
5/30/1919Rabindranath Tagore returned back the honour as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
11/27/1999BJP recaptures the Jaipur Civic body posts by winning 49 out of 70 seats.
8/12/1952Social Welfare Board inaugurated in the Parliament.
11/28/1945Australia Services draw second Victory Test Cricket vs India at Calcutta.
10/31/2000Chhattisgarh, the 26th State of Indian Union, comes into existence with the swearing in of its Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahay and Chief Minister Ajit Jogi at a glittering function at Raipur.
11/6/1913Mohandas K. Gandhi, leader of Indian Passive Resistance Movement, was arrested for leading Indian miners march in South Africa by British troops.
12/7/1825First Steam Engine Ship ""Enterprise"" reached Calcutta.
10/30/1887Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali children's litterateur, was born.