New Delhi: Every day has its own importance and the history of India is very wide and broad. To know about the history and what important events occurred today, here is a compilation for you. On this day of 24 April, Indian history marks the birthdays and death anniversaries of various well-known people of India. You would also find out about events that made it to the list of today's special day in India.
Birthdays of the famous personalities of India:
- 1934- Madhavan Ayyappath, the poet and translator from the south Indian state of Kerala, born on this day.
- 1956- Sharad Arvind Bobde, Indian judge serving as the 47th Chief Justice of India.
- 1956- Teejan Bai, exponent of Pandavani, a traditional performing art form, from Chhattisgarh.
- 1966- M. Venkataramana, former Indian cricketer was born on this day.
- 1973- Sachin Tendulkar, an Indian former international cricketer was born on this day.
- 1973- Indian politician Pramod Sawant, who is the 11th and current Chief Minister of Goa.
- 1975- Retired Indian cricketer, MSK Prasad was born on this day.
- 1981- Indian television actress, Kanika Maheshwari was born on this day.
- 1988- Katulu Ravi Kumar, Indian weightlifter from Odisha.
- 1989- Rajat Barmecha, an Indian film actor who is best known for his lead role in the film Udaan.
Events that took place in Indian History on this day:
- National Panchayati Raj Day is the national day of the Panchayati Raj System in India which is celebrated by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj on April 24 annually.
- National Pigs in a Blanket Day is observed every year on April 24 to celebrate comfort foods — pork sausage or hotdogs.
- 1311 – General Malik Kafur returned to Delhi after a campaign in South India
- 1998 – On this day, India won the Coca-Cola Cup by defeating Australia by 6 wickets in Sharjah.
- 2008 – Maoist leader Pushpakmal Dahal, who was going to form a new government in Nepal, announced the end of the 1950 treaty between India and Nepal.
Death anniversary of the known personality of India:
- 1974 - Ramdhari Singh Dinkar was an Indian Hindi poet, essayist, patriot, and academician.
- 1994 - Indian businessman, SL Kirloskar, was instrumental in the rapid growth of the Kirloskar Group.
- 2000 - Pearl Padamsee died this day. He was an Indian theatre personality as a stage actress, director, and producer.
- 2001 - A Hindi writer, poet, essayist from Uttarakhand, Shailesh Matiyani died today.
- 2013 - DK Audikesavulu was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India.
These are the birth and death anniversaries of the known personality of India and the events which took place on today’s date over a course of several years.