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Historical Event on 1/24/1958
First international Film Festival started in Mumbai.
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| 12/17/1998 | Jyotirmoyee bags her second gold at the Asian Games, winning the women's 800m. Rosakutty finishes second. Bantamweight pugilist Dingko Singh clinches a gold while Indian pair of Sethi-Shandilya strikes top prize in billiards doubles category. |
| 5/28/1989 | Kerala diocese of Marathakavalli was the first Christian priest in India. |
| 4/15/1938 | Madhurima. Ch, educationist and artist, was born in Begusarai, Bihar . |
| 3/31/1999 | The PIO card, conferring privileges on persons of Indian origin settled abroad, is formally launched. |
| 9/12/1779 | Garibdas, follower of Saint Kabir and founder of 'Garib Panth', died. |
| 8/3/1967 | Rasiklal Das, great revolutionary, died. |
| 6/4/1986 | Masti Vyanktesh Iyengar, famous Kannad author and Gyanpeeth Puraskar awardee, passed away. |
| 1/23/1993 | Indian Airlines B737 crashes at Aurangabad, 61 die. |
| 3/16/2000 | Rabri Devi, Bihar Chief Minister, wins trust vote. |
| 6/28/1975 | Netherlands gives independence to Dutch Guyana, which becomes Suriname; one third of Hindus (descendants of Indian plantation workers) emigrate to Netherlands for better social and economic conditions. |
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