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Historical Event on 9/24/1938
Piloo Dara Reporter, cricket test umpire for 10 tests from 1984-87, was born in Mumbai. He was the first ever test umpire to be invited in a foreign country along with V. K. Ramaswamy also of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/10/1997 | Malleswari earns India's first gold medal in Asian weightlifting championship in Beijing. |
| 5/16/1975 | Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory. |
| 6/18/1879 | Venketeshwar Bachhali, famous physics scientist, was born. |
| 2/23/1997 | Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India. |
| 7/7/1948 | Damodar Valley Corporation, first public corporation, was established. |
| 4/3/1680 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, great Maratha emperor, patriot, soldier, freedom fighter, revolutionary and great son of India, passed away at Raigarh fort. His son Sambhaji succeeded to the throne. |
| 1/31/1949 | Maharajas of Baroda and Kolhapur decide to merge their states with Bombay. |
| 8/25/1996 | 194 pilgrims die of cold at the cave temples of Amarnath . |
| 9/23/1862 | Sriniwas Shastri, great patriot and veteran politician, was born. |
| 2/10/1846 | British forces under Hugh Gough defeated Sikhs in the Battle of Sobrahan in India. |
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