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Historical Event on 2/24/1961

Government of Madras province was renamed as Tamil Nadu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1966Haryana state was created from Punjab, and Chandigarh was declared as the Union Territory and capital of both Punjab and Haryana.
1/15/1919Ahmed Mohammad Mamsa, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1963-73, was born at Mumbai.
12/10/1945Aust Services lose third Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts.
4/18/1612Khurram prince was married to Arjumand Banu Begum.
8/15/1992Karnataka seeks army help to nab sandal wood smuggler Veerappan.
8/13/1953Durgabai Deshmukh became the founder Chairperson of Central Social Welfare Board, which involved several voluntary organisations and workers carrying out programs like education, training and rehabilitation of needy women etc.
6/9/1834Dr. William Carey, great writer and social worker, died.
4/24/1995K. Karunakaran elected to Rajya Sabha.
2/21/1953Tillaya Dam and Bokaro Power Station opened by the PM.
7/4/1989Union Deputy Ministers were promoted to the rank of Ministers of State.