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Historical Event on 4/24/1973
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, cricketer (prodigy at 16, Indian capt at 23), was born in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/26/1911 | Prat Kumar Sinha, cricket Test empire for 2 tests from 1948-53, was born in Bengal. |
| 3/20/1959 | For the first time, officials of the Indian government confirmed reports of widespread resistance to the Chinese occupying forces in Tibet. Open warfare erupted in the capital city of Lhasa. |
| 2/25/1963 | Nehru refuses to recognize China-Pakistan border pact in New Delhi. |
| 7/29/1987 | India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play. |
| 8/23/1933 | Mahatma Gandhi was released from government detention in the Poona Civil Hospital after doctors warned that his fast was endangering his life. Gandhi, who undertook the fast eight days ago in protest over being arrested again by British authorities, weighed 90 pounds at the time of his release. There was considerable speculation over what the nationalist leader would do upon regaining his strength, but the common assumption was that he would be arrested again by the British authorities if he resumed his civil disobedience. |
| 3/6/1961 | India's first Financial daily 'The Economic Times' started publication from Bombay. |
| 9/3/1906 | Prithviraj Kapoor, veteran film actor, was born in Peshawar. His first film was 'Challenge' (1929). He is the founder of Prithvi Theatre in Bombay. He is remembered for his immortal role of Akbar is film 'Mugul-E-Azam'. |
| 11/15/1997 | INS Delhi' commissioned. |
| 5/31/1921 | Suresh Hariprasad Joshi, modern Gujarati poet, story writer and critic, was born. |
| 1/6/1818 | Dominion of Holkar in India are annexed with Rajput states and come under the British protection. |
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