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Historical Event on 4/24/1972

Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/17/1952First Lok Sabha was formed. Ananthasaynam Ayyangar, was elected as the first Deputy speaker of Lok Sabha (1952).
4/1/1956Companies Act of 1913 was revised and Indian Companies Act of 1956 came into force.
9/22/1979Israel conducts nuclear test at Indian Ocean.
8/12/1991Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill.
6/16/1993Harshad Mehta accuses PM of taking Rs. 1 crore payoff from him in November 1991; Rao terms it malicious and unfounded.
5/20/1677Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi.
3/29/1963Siyaramsharan Gupt, great autor of Hindi language, died.
9/11/1893Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering, dramatically enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture. He spoke for the first time in Chicago.
12/23/1944U C Joshi, cricketer (Sussex off-spinner 1970-74 from India), was born.
9/8/1951The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions) was re-designated as CDA(P), Allahabad.