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Historical Event on 3/24/1974
Lokprabha weekly started its publication.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/24/1974 | Saint Narhari Sonar, a poet-saint of the Varkari smanaj and goldsmith (sonar) from Maharashtra had taken Samadhi. His transition from a staunch Shaiva to a Vithoba-worshipping Varkari, after a miracle that makes him realize that Vithoba and Shiva are one and the same. |
| 4/17/1997 | Biju Patnaik, 81, Janata Dal leader and important personality in Orissa politics, died. |
| 11/16/1989 | 66 out of 71 trapped miners at Raniganj rescued. |
| 1/16/1988 | L. K. Jha, famous economist and member of Rajya Sabha, died. |
| 2/2/1930 | Vasudev Govind Apte, editor and dictrionay creator, passed away. |
| 12/31/1993 | Manipur placed under President's rule; Bangarappa launches Karnataka Congress Party. |
| 1/7/1993 | C. Subramaniam, Maharashtra Governor, resigns. |
| 11/24/1924 | Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman, famous political cartoonist, was born. |
| 11/16/1713 | Chhatrapati Shahu appointed Balaji Vishwanath, a very remarkable man in Maratha history, as 'Peshwa'. |
| 8/30/2000 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announced a package for small units raising the ceiling on loans from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 25 lakhs. For the handloom sector, a separate scheme costing Rs. 447 crores was also finalised. |
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