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Historical Event on 4/24/1972

Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/13/1977Jasawant Singh, famous physiologist, passed away.
10/18/1983Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer 55 Tests for India, 3208 runs @ 39.12, died.
5/12/1666Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Aurangzeb and was arrested.
3/29/1992Centenary celebrations of Tansa Dam held at Tansa. No of Seats of the Standing Committee and Education Committee increased from 20 to 27and 20 to 26 respectively and that of the B.E.S. & T. Committee from 12 to 17 (Vide Maharashtra Act XXI of 1992) (CIVIC).
3/3/1983Seventh Non-Aligned Summit started at New Delhi.
2/2/1996Gold price zooms to all-time record high of Rs. 5600 per 10 grams.
9/26/1793Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist and social worker, was born in Kona village, 24 Parganas (north), West Bengal.
9/8/1790Lord Edward Alanbaro, Governor General of India (1842 to 1844), was born.
4/24/1994S. L. Kirloskar, 91, industrial magnate, passed away in Pune.
7/3/1956Pandit Nehru and New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Sidney Holland are given the freedom of the City at London.