Wisconsin Indian Community - WIIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 1/24/1952

The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/27/1914Kalpana Dutta, great freedom fighter, was born at Chatgaon. (27th July, 1914).
7/27/1914Guru Angad Dev, Sikh Guru, passed away.
7/29/1980India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics.
4/13/1993Bhupan Hazarika wins Phalke Award for 1992.
6/13/1757Clive marched to Murshidabad against Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah along with the force comprising of 1800 British and 2000 Indian soldiers with eight canons.
6/30/1995CNN launches a 24-hour news channel in partnership with Doordarshan.
6/14/1987Rajiv Gandhi, PM, rules out termination of Rs. 1700 crore Bofors gun deal.
8/15/1947Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India.
2/6/1994World Marathi Chember of Commerce' established.
12/24/1999Koneru Humpy won the under-12 boys' title and P. Harikrishna won the Under-14 boys' title at the Asian Youth Chess Championship in Ahmedabad.