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Historical Event on 10/24/1984
First Metro Train (Underground Train) in India started between Esplanade and Bhowanipore in Calcutta city.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/8/1997 | Delhi High Court quashes charges of corruption and criminal conspiracy against L.K. Advani (BJP President), and former Union Minister V.C. Shukla in the Jain hawala case. |
| 4/8/1997 | General Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India. |
| 5/29/1992 | Agni-India's IRB missile successfully test-fired from Orissa coast for the first time since May 22, 1989. |
| 3/25/1999 | Arathi Ponnappa,Former National tennis champion, called it quits from competitive tennis in Bangalore. |
| 12/31/1943 | Ben Kingsley Scarborough, English actor (Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice), was born. |
| 5/19/1993 | S. W. Sohoni, 4 Tests for India, 83 runs @ 16.6, 2 wkts @ 101, passed away. |
| 6/11/1991 | Forty die in rioting in Srinigar, Kashmir. |
| 6/11/1991 | Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini. |
| 11/22/1993 | Gulshen Ahmed, Himachal Governor, resigns in the wake of an official report that he canvassed for his son in Satna. |
| 1/1/1995 | Raman Lamba & Ravi Sehgal score 464 for 1st wicket for Delhi. |
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