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Historical Event on 9/24/1934

Arvind Laxman Apte, right-hand batsman, was born in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/26/1891Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, was born.
8/1/1947Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan.
10/28/1981Underground Metro Train Compartments were tested on trial basis at Calcutta.
12/6/1952First Indo-Soviet Trade agreement signed.
4/24/1972Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away.
2/8/1912Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, passed away.
12/27/1985The Indian National Congress party, led by Rajiv Gandhi, begins its centenary celebrations in Bombay. .
8/15/1867Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'.
2/17/1670Shivaji won SinghGarh Fort from Mughals. This victory was on the shoulders of Tanaji who was martyred in this attack. Shivaji proclaimed ""Garh Aalaa Pan Singh Gela"" which means that Fort was won but the Lion was lost.
8/10/1988Ramakrishna Hegde resigns as CM of Karnataka on moral grounds in connection with phone tapping issue.