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Historical Event on 2/24/1922

Kanwar Rai Singh, cricketer (batted at MCG Test for India 1948), was born in Darkati, Punjab.

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2/1/1929Jyotirbhaskaracharya Jayant Salgaonkar was born.
6/8/1968Madhuri Mani Iyyer, famous singer of Karnatak Gharana, passed away.
8/3/1995Enron Power Project scrapped by Maharashtra government.
7/30/1993CBI arrests Bhupen Dalal and three other brokers for cheating of LIC Mutual Funds involving Rs.173 crore.
9/28/1984First floodlights lit ODI between India and Australia held outside of Australia at New Delhi.
2/23/1993Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award.
11/13/1998Tendulkar blazes as India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah beating Zimbabwe in the final.
11/7/2000The BJP firebrand Uma Bharti makes a triumphant return to the Union Ministry as Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs and Arun Jaitley gets elevated as Cabinet Minister in a mini expansion. Maj.Gen. (Retd) B. C. Khanduri takes oath as Minister of State for Transport and Highways.
1/14/1896Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance Minister of India, was born.
2/4/1924Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay.