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Today In History?
Find out what happened on 24th February 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 24th February
Pooja Bhatt ( is an Indian film actress, voice actress and model, currently devoting time to film production and direction. She is the daughter of Indian film director Mahesh Bhatt. Pooja Bhatt was born to Mahesh Bhatt and Kiran Bhatt (aka Loraine Bright). She is the step daughter of Soni Razdan. She has a brother, Rahul Bhatt and step sisters Shaheen and Alia…
Naveen Kumar Ghanta, better known by his stage name Nani is an Indian film actor who mainly stars in Telugu and Tamil films. After his education, he became an assistant director and worked with Srinu Vaitla and Bapu, before working as an RJ for World Space Satellite in Hyderabad.
Jayalalithaa Jayaram (born 24 February 1948, and commonly referred to as J. Jayalalitha), is the Chief Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. She was a popular film star in Indian cinema before her entry into politics, having appeared in many Tamil and Telugu films, as well as several produced in Hindi and Kannada.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali is an Indian film director. He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India. Bhansali has adopted the middle name “Leela” as a tribute to his mother, Leela Bhansali. His mother tongue is Gujarati. Bhansali began his career as an assistant to Vidhu Vinod Chopra and was involved in the making of Parinda, 1942
Joy Mukherjee (24 February 1939 – 9 March 2012) was an Indian film actor and director. Joy Mukherjee was the son of Sashadhar Mukherjee and Sati Devi. His father was a successful producer and a co-founder of Filmalaya Studios. His uncles were director Subodh Mukherjee, Ashok Kumar and Kishore Kumar. Joy Mukherjee and his wife, Neelam, have two sons and a daughter.
Death anniversaries on 24th February
Lalita Pawar (18 April 1916 – 24 February 1998) was a prolific Indian actress, who later became famous as character actress, appearing in over 700 films in Hindi and Marathi cinema, where she gave hits like, Netaji Palkar (1938), made by Bhalji Pendharkar,
Rukmini Devi Arundale (29 February 1904 – 24 February 1986 ) was an Indian theosophist, dancer and choreographer of the Indian classical dance form of Bharatnatyam, and also an activist for animal rights and welfare.
Anant Pai ; 17 September 1929 – 24 February 2011), popularly known as Uncle Pai, was an Indian educationalist and creator of Indian comics, in particular the Amar Chitra Katha series in 1967, along with the India Book House publishers
Sake Dean Mahomed Shekh Din Muhammôd; Arabic: Shaykh Din Muhammad) (1759 – 24 February 1851) was an Indian traveler, surgeon and entrepreneur who introduced the Indian curry house restaurant in Britain
Sir Mir Osman Ali Khan Siddiqi born Mir Osman Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur was the last Nizam (or ruler) of the Princely State of Hyderabad and of Berar
Notable Events:
2000 The Subrahmanyam Committee report tabled in the Lok Sabha. The panel concluded that the Pakistan intrusion in Kargil took the Indian security establishment by surprise.
1997 Charles Shobhaj, the notorious murder suspect, to be deported to France after 20 years in Tihar jail.
1996 S. Korean President Kim Young Sam visits India.
1996 Naresh Chandra appointed India’s ambassador to USA.
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