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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
11/9/1841Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), was born.
4/5/1984Rakesh Sharma,Squadron leader, becomes India's first spaceman when he is launched aboard Soyuz T-11 of Soviet Union.
8/30/1659Aurangzeb plotted the death of his brother Dara Shikoh and beheaded him. He was buried in a vault under the dome of Humayun's tomb.
3/18/1944Azad Hind Fauj entered India (Japanese army) from the border of Burma and invaded north eastern India.
8/1/1927Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza, famous Hindi litterateur, was born.
3/13/1997H. D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, presented the G. K. Reddy Memorial Award to Shekhar Gupta, Chief Editor of The Indian Express.
7/20/1998Mr. Jaswant Singh, Prime Minister's special envoy, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott discuss nuclear non-proliferation and security-related issues in New Delhi.
4/14/1772Ahmadshah Abdali passed away.
5/27/1930Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was arrested during Salt Movement.
6/12/1894Busushottam Vishwanath Bapat, internationally famed Pali language expert, translator and editor, was born.