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Historical Event on 12/24/1924

Mohammed Rafi, famous playback singer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/5/1951Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup.
12/11/1958Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.
6/9/1986First AIDS death reported from a private hospital in Mumbai.
4/6/1664Harkhishan Singh, Sikh Guru, died.
6/4/1989Melville de Mellow, Eminent broadcaster, died.
3/11/1886Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi became the first Indian lady doctor. She passed the MBBS degree from Philadelphia University of America.
6/30/2000The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council adopts a resolution seeking separation from J&K.
9/26/1923Dev Anand, film producer, director and actor, was born.
9/26/1923Sher Shah defeats Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi.
10/9/1999Sunil Kumar and Sai Jayalakshmy won the men's and women's titles respectively in the National Tennis championship in Delhi. Akshay Vishal Rao emerged boys' under-18 champion.