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Historical Event on 3/24/1991

Bhau Samarth, internationaly famed painter, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
2/7/1997Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.
3/22/1977Janata and its allies gain absolute majority in Lok Sabha.
4/25/1906Dara Nusserwanji Marshall, librarian and educationist, was born.
10/18/1952Vinoo Mankad takes 13 Pakistan wickets to win first Indo-Pak clash.
2/19/1974Bombay High Oil stock was found in the sea near Mumbai.
2/7/1990Krishan Kant became the Governor of Andhra Pradesh till 21/08/1997.
2/19/1956Acharya Narendra Dev, the veteran freedom fighter, revolutionary, thinker and Chairman of PSP, passed away.
7/5/1993Supreme Court dismisses the stay petition of Union Government regarding lifting of ban on the RSS and the Bajrang Dal by the Babri Tribunal.
3/26/199914 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection.