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Historical Event on 4/24/1980
Baba Gurbachan Singh, Nirankari chief, assassinated. His son named as the new chief.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/18/1925 | Madhukar Gopal Pathak, noted author and film director, was born. |
| 7/10/1927 | Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults. |
| 12/25/1954 | Manvendranath Roy, great patriot, died. |
| 4/27/1705 | Aurangzeb captured the Fort of Vagingera. |
| 6/24/1928 | Mrinal Keshav Gore, leader in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 9/2/1894 | Vinayak Mishra, famous Oriya litterateur, critic and historian, was born. |
| 10/24/1995 | A total eclipse of the sun witnessed from India to Vietnam. |
| 7/20/1998 | Mr. Jaswant Singh, Prime Minister's special envoy, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott discuss nuclear non-proliferation and security-related issues in New Delhi. |
| 10/22/1680 | Rana Rajsingh, king of Mewad, died. |
| 7/5/1994 | Kiran Bedi, Delhi IG, wins Magsaysay Award. |
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