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Historical Event on 2/24/1880
Satyanarayan, great poet of Kannada language, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/9/1902 | King Edward VII was crowned the emperor of Great Britain at Westminster Abbey after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. Earlier, he had held a grand function in which nearly 4,56,000 invitees celebrated this royal feast. |
| 2/16/1997 | Ramakrishna Hegde launches a new national political party, Lok Shakti. |
| 7/13/1905 | Premnath Bazaz, famous Kashmir freedom fighter, was born. |
| 4/1/1936 | Orissa state was formed as a province of British India separating from Bihar. |
| 1/12/2000 | The Union Cabinet approves a proposal of the Civil Aviation Ministry to privatise the airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta and a new airport in Bangalore on a 30-year lease which can be extended by 19 years. |
| 10/28/1999 | The Delhi High Court stays TRAI's plan to introduce free incoming calls on mobile phones from November 1. |
| 7/2/1999 | Sahara India, sponsor of the Sahara Cup annual cricket series between India and Pakistan in Canada, withdrew sponsorship in view of the Kargil conflict. |
| 12/24/1924 | Mohammed Rafi, famous playback singer, was born. |
| 1/15/1966 | The Indian Air Force achieved equal status with the Army and possessed in excess of 70,000 personnel and was nearing its 45-squadron goal. Its composition in the autumn of 1968 included 23 fighter category squadrons, three tactical bomber squadrons, a maritime patrol squadron (with ex-Air India L. 1049G Super Constellations), 11 transport squadrons, four AOP squadrons, a number of helicopter units and a few SAM squadrons. |
| 7/16/1956 | K. L. Pawar, who guided students for the written examinations, was born. |
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