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Historical Event on 1/24/1952
The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/24/1856 | Henry, first Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Governor General of India, passed away. |
| 1/14/1761 | The third and last battle of Panipat, fought between the Marathas and the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abadli, started. The Marathas lost 28,000 soldiers and were virtually routed in North India thus ending the Maratha hegemony. |
| 11/2/1976 | Lok Sabha passes the 42nd Constitution Amendment Bill making India a Socialist Secular Republic and laying down the fundamental duties of citizens. |
| 4/11/1856 | Lievens Constantly, Flemish missionary in India, was born. |
| 11/8/1997 | India lifts Asia Cup tennis title in Delhi. |
| 2/10/1995 | PM appoints Madhavrao Scindia as Human Resource Minister, Pranab Mukherjee as External Minister, Buta Singh as Civil Supplies, Ajit Singh as Food, and P. Chidambaram as Commerce Minister. |
| 2/1/1985 | Muhammad Azharuddin created a world record at Kanpur by hitting a century in each of his first three test. |
| 11/16/1991 | Madhukar Karekar, famous journalist, died |
| 11/16/1991 | Maharana Pratap Singh of Udaipur, great freedom fighter, soldier and revolutionary, passed away. His son Amar Singh succeeded him. |
| 5/13/1997 | Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission. |
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