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Historical Event on 6/24/1980
Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former president of India, died at Madras.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/25/1946 | Bishan Singh Bedi, a former Indian cricketer was born. |
| 12/14/1910 | Upendranath Ashok, noted writer, was born. |
| 12/14/1910 | Babur came to India , and conquered it through Sindh in his fifth attempt. |
| 6/5/1659 | Dara Shukoh celebrated his coronation at Deorai after the final defeat. |
| 2/4/1990 | Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India. |
| 4/8/1894 | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, famous novelist and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', died at the age of 55. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'. |
| 1/15/1999 | Mi. Pa. Somasundaram (79), writer, poet, litterateur and associate of Rajaji, died in Chennai. |
| 8/4/1929 | Kishor Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, was born at Khandava. He is also rememberd as a comic actor, director and musician. |
| 3/16/1992 | Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home. |
| 7/22/1991 | New industrial policy for liberalisation of economies announced in Parliament. |
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