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Historical Event on 1/24/1958

First international Film Festival started in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1921British govt. sends ultimatum to rebels in India, demanding their surrender within 48 hrs, at Madras.
1/4/1966ndo-Pak Summit, the peace talk between Pakistan and Indian leaders, started at Tashkent. The prominent personalities were Lal Bahadur Shastri and Gen. Ayub Khan.
11/7/1995India opens second consulate in UK in Glasgow (first being at Birmingham).
1/10/1908Gandhiji adopts word, ""Satyagraha"" in place of ""Passive Resistance"". Sentenced to two months' imprisonment for failure to leave Transvaal.
12/24/1998A.B.Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces increased cash awards for Asian Games medallists.
1/14/1843Fakir Mohan Senapati, great writer and nationalist, was born.
5/14/1972Fighting between Indian and Pakistani forces along the Kashmir border reported.
4/23/1930Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers.
2/21/1952The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras.
10/11/1991Resident Editor of Nagpur Times Ramnarayan Dube assassinated.