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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
6/19/1979Morarji Desai resigns after split in Janata Party.
7/4/1992Sanskrit made a compulsory subject from sixth to intermediate classes in Uttar Pradesh.
9/11/1995PM Narsimha Rao inaugurated the State Panchayat minister's meet for discussing panchayat election, devolution of administrative and financial power to the local bodies.
1/9/1976President suspends seven freedoms guaranteed by Article 19 of the Constitution.
12/10/1952World's first official Family Planning programme launched in India.
4/15/1927Abha Gandhi, servant to Gandhi, was born.
3/20/1952Anand Armitraj, great Indian tennis player (Brother of Vijay), was born.
6/23/1757The Battle of Plassey started between Robert Clive, incharge of British army, and Nawab of Bengal, Siraj -Ud -Daula. In this battle Robert Clive won control of Bengal.
5/17/1992Import of 106 life-saving drugs and 37 equipments allowed.
1/19/1997Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad arrives in India on a 4-day visit.