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Historical Event on 3/24/1968
The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/18/1983 | Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer 55 Tests for India, 3208 runs @ 39.12, died. |
| 9/4/1979 | India need 438 to win v England, game ends at 8-429. |
| 7/2/2000 | At least 30 people had died after a boat collapsed in Kumla river near Pratapur in Madhubani district of Bihar. |
| 8/25/1888 | Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, was born. |
| 1/29/1994 | Air India and Indian Airlines converted into companies. |
| 1/17/1917 | Dr. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran, (M.G.R.), Indian film star, politician and charismatic Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was born at Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was also the founder of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga (AIADMK). |
| 7/1/1781 | British troops defeated Hyder Ali's progress. He was checked by Eyree Coote after the battle of Porto Novo and becamed subdued. |
| 1/29/1993 | Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman. |
| 6/16/1993 | Harshad Mehta accuses PM of taking Rs. 1 crore payoff from him in November 1991; Rao terms it malicious and unfounded. |
| 2/17/1917 | Fali Mistry, film director and cameraman, was born in Bombay. |
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