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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 |
| 5/4/1980 | Coal Mine Worker's Day established. |
| 11/18/1772 | Madhav Rao Peshwa (the 4th peshwa ruler) died at the age of 28. Narayanrao succeeded him. |
| 11/3/1966 | Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000. |
| 2/25/1894 | Meher Baba (1894-1969) of Poona, Indian saint of Persian origin and gifted with psychic powers of prediction, was born. The mystical teachings of this silent sage stressed love, self-inquiry and God consciousness. |
| 3/15/1996 | Kashmiri militants and Central govt. hold talks on ending violence and to initiate the democratic process in J&K. |
| 9/11/1967 | China and India exchange artillery fire on Sikkim-Tibet border. |
| 9/23/1862 | Sriniwas Shastri, great patriot and veteran politician, was born. |
| 9/13/1997 | India drubs Maldives in SAFF football final in Kathmandu. |
| 12/12/1996 | India and Bangladesh arrive at a settlement to share Ganga water. |
| 3/22/1893 | Surya Sen, alias Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, was born. |
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