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Historical Event on 1/24/1952
The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/19/1997 | I.K. Gujral, External Affairs Minister, chosen leader of United Front in place of Deve Gowda. |
| 9/23/1743 | Sawai Jaising died. |
| 1/8/1965 | Star of India', world's largest sapphire, returned to American Museum of Natural History. |
| 2/3/1997 | Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes. |
| 2/16/1905 | Padmabhushan Aliyawar Jang, former Governor of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 1/17/1981 | Central Government offers full statehood to Mizoram. |
| 6/5/1996 | United Front Govt's Common Minimum Programme announced. |
| 1/29/1983 | Piloo Mody, veteran Parliament member and senior leader of Janata Party, passed away. |
| 1/12/2000 | Dr. Gurudev S. Khush of the Manila-based International Rice Research Institute wins the Wolf prize for Agriculture for the year 2000. |
| 9/18/1995 | Kaka Hathrasi, famous comedy poet, died. |
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