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Historical Event on 4/24/1974

Ramdhari Singh alias 'Dinkar', veteran famous Hindi writer and poet, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/9/1997Designated court decides to frame charges against 49 persons, including Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray, BJP president L. K. Advani and former U.P. Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, in cases relating to Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992.
3/14/1963Jainarain Vyas, freedom fighter, leader, social reformer, patriot and a noble son of India, passed away.
2/18/199247 die in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam Mahamakham stampede.
10/31/199426 die as cyclone lashes Tamil Nadu.
1/16/1990Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away.
12/20/2000Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces the Government's decision to extend J&K ceasefire till January 26, 2001.
4/18/1931Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India.
3/24/1990Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) was withdrawn in toto from the northern and eastern provinces of Sri Lanka.
7/14/1928Bedabrata Barua, educationist, social reformer and politician, was born.
6/11/1930A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more.