24th August – What Happened Today In History?

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Today In History?

Find out what happened on the 24th of August 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 August

Aditi Sharma is a Bollywood Actress, she got famous for her roles in Mausam and Ladies vs Ricky Bahl. Aditi Sharma was born in Lucknow on 24 August 1984 (27 Year’s). She is winner of talent-hunt show called India’s Best Cinestars Ki Khoj that premiered on Zee TV in 2004.

Anjali Devi (born 24 August 1927) is a veteran Telugu actress and producer. She is well known for her mythological role as Sita in Lava Kusha and roles in movies like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali. She hails from Peddapuram, East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, India, and later settled in Chennai.

Shanthanoo Bhagyaraj (born 24 August 1986) is a Tamil film actor. He is the son of actor and director K. Bhagyaraj. He debuted as a lead actor in the film Sakkarakatti in 2008. He has acted as a child artist in his father’s film Vettiya Madichu Kattu. He was also an assistant director in his sister, Saranya Bhagyaraj’s debut, Parijatham.

Himani Kapoor is an Indian singer and finalist of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005. She also hosted a show with Karan Oberoi on Zee TV called “Antakshari”. She also competed in Star Plus’s Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar. She also completed in a show called Music ka Maha Muqabla on Star plus as Mika ki Sherni.

K. Kelappan (August 24, 1889 – October 7, 1971) was born in the small village of Muchukunnu in Calicut in Kerala. He studied in Calicut and Madras and graduated from the University of Madras. He began his career as a teacher at in St. Berchmans High School, Changanassery and was the founding President of the Nair Service Society. Later he became the Principal of a school run by the society.

Death Anniversaries on 24th August

Kalyanji Virji Shah (June 30, 1928 – 24 August 2000) was Kalyanji of Kalyanji-Anandji duo. He and his brother, Anandji Virji Shah have been famous Indian film musicians, and won the 1975 Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, for Kora Kagaz. Kalyanji was born to Virji Shah, a Kutchi businessman in Kundrodi, Kutch, Gujarat, who migrated from Kutch to Mumbai to start a Kirana (provision store).

Venkatarama Ramalingam Pillai shortly V. Ramalingam Pillai(October 19, 1888 – August 24, 1972) was a Tamil poet from Tamil Nadu, India and independence fighter. He is well known for his poems about independence.

Dinkar Balwant Deodhar (14 January 1892 – 24 August 1993) was an Indian cricketer, who played in first class cricket matches during 1911–1948. Deodhar was born in Poona (now Pune), India. He was, by profession, a professor at S. P. College in Pune. He was an aggressive right-hand batsman and also a bowler known for his leg breaks.