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Historical Event on 1/24/1957
Kagaz Ke Phool, the first Indian black and white cinemascope film, was made.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/18/1979 | Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died. |
7/19/1763 | Mir Kasim was defeated in 'Katwa' battle by Britishers. |
2/18/1911 | Captain Vasudev Belwalkar, who had also written the novels on history and war, was born. |
2/13/1968 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee elected President of the All India Jan Sangha. |
1/8/1992 | D. P. Sahastrabuddhe 'Anand', editor of monthly magzine, passed away. |
10/22/1680 | Rana Rajsingh, king of Mewad, died. |
6/18/1887 | Dr. Anugrah Narain Singh, freedom fighter, educationist, leader and Minister of India, was born in Poiyavan village, Gaya district, Bihar. |
11/19/1838 | Keshab Chandra Sen (1838-84), nationalist leader of Bengal, was born in Calcutta. He was one of the first Indians to sow the seeds of secularism in the country. He joined the Brahmo Samaj in 1857 but seperated from it in 1866 and founded Brahma Samaj of India, a radical offshoot of the Adi Brahmo Samaj. |
5/2/1977 | C.V. Narasimhan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 25/11/77). |
6/23/1971 | Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, passed away. |
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