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Historical Event on 1/24/1957
Kagaz Ke Phool, the first Indian black and white cinemascope film, was made.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/14/1997 | India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting. |
| 7/26/1975 | Anti-government demonstrations held in Gujarat, defying the emergency law prohibiting such demonstrations. |
| 2/11/1935 | Lalita Narhar Bapat, famous marathi novelist, was born. |
| 4/2/1954 | Nehru calls for a halt to the build up of nuclear weapons. |
| 5/19/1956 | The Indian govt. bans six U.S. and two British films for presenting a 'disparaging' impression of life in Africa, including 'African Queen' and 'Mogambo' at New Delhi. |
| 10/15/1931 | Avil Pakir Jalaluddin Abdul Kalam better known as "APJ", famous Indian scientist, was born in the temple town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. He is the pioneer of India's missile programme and was awarded the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, in 1997, for his immense and valuable contribution to scientific research and modernisation of defence technol |
| 1/24/1997 | Justice Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi and Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang appointed Governors of Tamil Nadu and Kerala respectively. |
| 10/14/1989 | Election Commission accepted Shiv Sena as a political party. |
| 4/3/1946 | Sagarmal Gopa, devoted patriot, freedom fighter and political worker, was burnt alive. |
| 5/1/1946 | Joanna Lumley, actress (Abs Fab, OHM's Secret Service), was born in Kashmir, India. |
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