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Historical Event on 3/24/1995

Devchand Somaiyya, famous Table Tennis player, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/5/1905Shushila Didi, great freedom fighter, was born at Datton Chuhad village, Punjab. She is remembered for her association in the revolutionary activities of Bhagat Singh.
2/18/1925Krishna Sobati, famous Hindi authoress, was born.
4/21/1913Preview show of 'Raja Harishchandra' was held on April 21 at Olympia Cinema.
2/23/1908Maharaj Kumar Raghubir Sinh, famous Hindi writer and historian, was born.
7/14/1998India is elected chairperson of the World Intellectual Property Organisation's standing panel on information technology in relation to Intellectual Property Rights.
7/18/1946U.K. Parliament approves British Cabinet mission report on India but Churchill says that the mission went too far in offering India independence outside of the Commonwealth.
7/6/1960The President promulgates the ESMA, 1960.
8/5/1999Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.
4/18/1914Cottari Subbanna Nayudu, cricketer (brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie), was born in Nagpur.
11/20/1967First Indian made Sounding Rocket 'Rohini RH75' launched into space from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.