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Historical Event on 6/24/1980

Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former president of India, died at Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/26/1981Dattatrey Ramchandra Bendre, Gyanpeet awardee and Kannad poet, died.
4/12/1967U. Thant,UN Secretary General, receives the first Nehru Award for international understanding.
5/27/1930India's major cities are seething with unrest following the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi and thousands of his followers in the campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. Civil unrest in Bombay, where at least six were killed and sixty injured.
6/6/1981The worst-ever railway accident took place in Bihar when a train plunged in Samastipur river.
1/17/1913Yadvendra Singh, HH LtG. Maharaja of Patial, cricketer (scored 24 & 60 in only Test India vs England), was born in Patiala, Punjab.
9/30/2000Gen. S. Padmanabhan takes over as the new Chief of the Army Staff from Gen. V. P. Malik.
5/25/1937Munshi Ajmeri passed away.
5/18/1926Naranjan Bhagat, famous Gujrathi poet, was born.
10/25/1989P. Baiju, Anand Shetty, Arjun Deviah, Ananda Natarajan set a record for India at the 4x100m relay meet in 40.14s at Islamabad.
8/25/1948Jana Gana Mana to be the provisional National Anthem till Constituent Assembly made a final decision.