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Historical Event on 3/24/1902
Anusilan Samiti, a revolutionary organisation, was formed in Bengal.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/20/1921 | Dr. P. C. Alexander, Governor of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 7/15/1936 | Hridayanand 'Kumaresh' Tiwari, great Hindi poet and writer, was born in Reoti, U.P. |
| 1/29/1781 | First Newspaper, J.A.Hickey's Bengal Gazette - January 29, 1781. |
| 3/28/1990 | Bengal beat Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient. |
| 7/24/1997 | Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities. |
| 9/27/1974 | Pankaj Dharmani, Indian ODI batsman (1997), was born. |
| 8/1/1998 | The DMK condemns the BJP-led coalition Government's decision to set up a Multi-Disciplinary Monitoring Agency and rejects the Action Taken Report on the final report of the Jain Commission with reference to Mr. M. Karunanidhi. |
| 8/28/1998 | India and Pakistan clash at the Security Council after New Delhi denounced the running of terrorist training camps in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Afghanistan. |
| 4/3/1978 | Pandit Hridaynath Kunzru, social reformer, politician, passed away. He contributed greatly to public life, fighting against caste system, untouchability etc. He was closely affiliated to the 'Servants of India Society' with Ghokhaleji. He even declined to accept the ""Bharat Ratna"" award conferred on him. |
| 6/20/1997 | Basu Bhattacharya (65), film-maker, died in Mumbai. |
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