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Historical Event on 4/24/1972
Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/25/1903 | Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo, chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born. |
| 5/13/1953 | The first Indian Navy air station INS Garuda was commissioned at Venduruthy, the naval base in Cochin. |
| 4/26/1858 | Kunwar Singh, revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, passed away. He fought his last battle near Jagdishpur, Bihar on April 23, 1858 and defeated the Britishers but was deeply wounded. He also organised the national rebels. |
| 6/7/1989 | Sheetal Pandya set up a world record at the age of 5 years. |
| 2/24/1924 | Mahatma Gandhi released from jail. |
| 10/2/1939 | Budhisagar Krishnappa Kunderan, cricketer (Indian keeper-batsman of 60's), was born in Mangalore. |
| 8/2/1984 | 32 people died in a bomb explosion at Meenambakkam Airport. |
| 7/25/1982 | Gyani Zail Singh became 7th President of India. He held the office till July 25, 1987. |
| 2/13/1997 | Deve Gowda, PM, dedicates the Rs. 3200-crore 480 MW Uri hydel project in north Kashmir to the nation. |
| 8/13/1963 | Sisir Kumar Mitra, Physics scientist, died at the age of 73. |
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