24th Apr’20 – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Find out what happened on the 24th of April in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occur 24th of April

 
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar ( (listen); born 24 April 1973) is an Indian former international cricketer and a former captain of the Indian national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket.
Singanalluru Puttaswamy Mutturaju (24 April 1929 – 12 April 2006), known mononymously by his stage name Rajkumar was an Indian playback singer and film actor in the Kannada cinema. Widely acclaimed as one of the finest actors in the history of Indian cinema.
Varun Dhawan (born 24 April 1987) is an Indian actor. One of the country’s highest-paid celebrities, he has featured in Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 list since 2014. The first eleven films in which he starred were commercially successful, establishing Dhawan in Hindi cinema.
Mohan Makijany (24 April 1938 – 10 May 2010), popularly known as Mac Mohan, was an Indian actor, who worked in Hindi cinema. He was known for his villainous roles in films throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
Pramod Pandurang Sawant (born 24 April 1973) is an Indian politician who is the 11th and current Chief Minister of Goa. Sawant represents the Sanquelim constituency in the Goa Legislative Assembly and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
 

Notable Moments

 
1311 General Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India.
1929 First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off.
1932 450 people seized by British for defying ban on Indian National Congress.
1959 Nehru meets the exiled Dalai Lama in Mussoorie.
1965 Kosi Barrage inaugurated by King Mahendra of Nepal.
 

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