24th April What Happened Today in History?

What Happened Today in History?

Find out what happened on 24^th 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 occurred on 24^th April.

Famous Birthdays in History on this day:

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (born 24 April 1973) is an Indian cricketer widely considered to be one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and one-day international cricket.
Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju (24 April 1929 – 12 April 2006), better known by his screen name Rajkumar was a popular actor and singer in the Kannada film industry. He is considered a cultural icon of Kannada where he is also known as Rajanna, Natasarvabhouma (emperor of acting).
Teejan Bai (born 24 April 1956) is an exponent of Pandavani, a traditional performing art form, from Chhattisgarh, in which she enacts tales from the Mahabharata, with musical accompaniments.

Death anniversaries on 24th April:

Śri Sathya Sai Baba (born as Sathyanarayana Raju (23 November 1926 – 24 April 2011) was an Indian guru, spiritual figure, mystic, philanthropist and educator. He claimed to be the reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi who was considered a spiritual saint and a miracle worker, whose teachings were an eclectic blend of Hindu and Muslim beliefs, and who died in 1918.
Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’ (September 23, 1908 – April 24, 1974) was an Indian Hindi poet, essayist and academic, who is considered as one of the most important modern Hindi poets. He emerged as a poet of rebellion as a consequence of his nationalist poetry written in the days before Indian independence.
Dinanath Mangeshkar (December 29, 1900 – April 24, 1942) was a well-known Marathi theatre actor, a renowned Natya Sangeet musician and an exceptional Hindustani classical vocalist. He was also popularly and reverentially addressed as Master Deenanath Mangeshkar.

Notable Events:

The Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi has been celebrating April 24- as Women’s Political Empowerment Day since 1994.
1311 – Malik Kafur returned to Delhi after Southern campaign.
1959 – Nehru met Dalai Lama in Mussorie.
1993 – The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act came into force.
1998 – India won the Coca Cola cup at Sharjah.
1980 – Baba Gurbachan Singh, Nirankari Chief was assassinated.