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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
5/29/1991P.V. Narasimha Rao elected President of Congress (I).
8/4/1929Kishor Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, was born at Khandava. He is also rememberd as a comic actor, director and musician.
6/2/2000Justice A. M. Ahmadi, former Chief Justice of India, appointed Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award.
8/23/2000Pronindranath Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, dies of a massive heart attack at the AIIMS, New Delhi.
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.
9/30/1922Bakhshish Singh Nijjar, great historian and author, was born at Domeli village (Punjab).
3/30/1999Services regained team title in the national boxing championship in Visakhapatnam.
9/28/1964The simmering dispute of India and Pakistan between the Hindus and Muslims erupted again in Kashmir. Fighting was also reported on this day in the Indian province of Rajasthan. China, which supported Pakistan in the dispute, sent massed troops on its border.
4/9/1991Rajendra Mathur, editor of Hindi daily newspaper 'Navbharat Times', passed away.
4/15/1996Shyam Benegal's film ""The Making of a Mahatma"" released in South Africa.