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Historical Event on 1/24/1958
First international Film Festival started in Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/3/1997 | Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, arrives in New Delhi. |
| 3/7/1921 | Kulwant Singh Virk, famous Hindi writer and journalist, was born. |
| 2/3/1928 | Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival. |
| 5/1/1998 | The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri. |
| 3/24/1992 | Congress (I) strength goes up by six seats in the Rajya Sabha on account of biennial polls. |
| 2/2/1952 | India won first cricket Test Match at Chepauk Stadium, Madras. |
| 4/11/1887 | Jamini Roy, famous artist, was born. |
| 6/16/1997 | K. R. Narayanan, Vice-President, is the joint candidate of Congress(I) and United Front for Presidentship in July 14 election. |
| 1/20/1997 | Indian Express launches its 18th edition from Belgaum. |
| 8/5/1969 | Bapu Krishnarao Venkatesh Prasad, cricketer (consistent Indian Test pace bowler 1996-), was born in Bangalore. |
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