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Historical Event on 4/24/1944

Shivprasad Gupta, philanthropist, freedom fighter and educationist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/8/1948Nathuram Godse confesses to murder of Gandhi but denies conspiracy.
12/17/2000The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off.
1/25/1988Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Marudu Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR (Posthumous) (1917-1987).
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country.
9/11/2000A Delhi High Court exonerates senior Congress(I) leader and former Union Minister H.K.L. Bhagat in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case in Delhi (in Mansarovar Park in East Delhi on November 1, 1984).
8/27/1958Metric system of weights and measures introduced.
5/5/1929Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay.
3/3/1997Indian Socialist Party headed by Arangil Sridharan merges with Lok Sakthi. It was floated by Ramakrishna Hedge.
8/15/1993Five more Doordarshan channels launched.
7/14/1999Arvind Dave is appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.