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Historical Event on 4/24/1942
Shri Dinanath Mangeshkar, famous Marathi singer, nationalist, musician and actor, passed away at the age of 41.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/30/1962 | 69 killed in a bus crash near Ahmedabad. |
| 1/21/1999 | Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief, suspends his party's protest against the coming India-Pakistan cricket matches after an urgent meeting with the Union Home Minister in Mumbai. |
| 11/3/1997 | American Consulate General in Chennai starts issuing visitor's visa with 10-year validity. |
| 4/18/1966 | Kuwalyanand Swami (Jagannath Ganesh Gune), great Physical Training and Yoga expert, passed away. |
| 2/13/1713 | Farrukh Siyar becomes Emperor of India after capturing Red Fort. |
| 1/24/1924 | Karpoori Thakur ""Jan Nayak"", freedom fighter, teacher and national president of Samyukta Socialist Party, was born in village Samastipur, District Bihar. |
| 7/25/1992 | R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President. |
| 8/11/1999 | The last total solar eclipse of the millenium was seen in northern parts of India and France. This eclipse lasted for 2 min and 23 sec. |
| 6/15/1947 | All-India Congress accepts British plan for partition of India in New Delhi. |
| 8/10/1894 | Varahagiri Venkata Giri, the fourth former President of India, was born at Berhampur in Orissa. He was one of the patriarchs of Trade Union Movement of India. |
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