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Historical Event on 3/24/1974

Lokprabha weekly started its publication.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/30/1908Gandhiji was summoned to see General Smuts at Pretoria and released on reaching a compromise.
12/1/1989National Front decides to form a government with outside support from the BJP and the Left Parties.
1/28/1961Foundation-stone of the first factory of H.M.T. wrist watches laid in Bangalore.
1/25/1999Dr. R. Chidambaram, nuclear scientist, among the 14 distinguished personalities chosen for Padma Vibhushan. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruskin Bond get Padma Shri.
4/17/1990Gas explodes on passenger train in Kumrahar, India killing 80 people.
6/1/1916Lokmanya Tilak roared ''Freedom is by birthright'' at Ahmednagar.
2/18/1998C. Subramaniam, former Maharashtra Governor, is awarded Bharat Ratna.
3/25/1931Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi matyred in Hindu-Muslim riot at Kanpur. He was also the Editor of weekly 'Pratap'.
10/14/1998Prof. Amartya Sen was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics. He became the sixth Indian, by birth or citizenship, to win a Nobel.
12/1/1960Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer DFC became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/07/1964.