24 December - Day in History of India and Importance - Birthdays of Famous Indians

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1524 - Vasco Da Gama, the Portuguese sailor who found a new seaway to India from Portugal died in Cochin.

1762 - Gopala Rao defeated in Battle of Jamkhindi

1919 - Government of India Act 1919. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms. Came into force in 1921.

1921 - Rabindranath Tagore established Visva Bharati

1924 - Birthday Mohammed Rafi

1984 - Eighth general election of India began

1987 - MGR popular Tamil Hero, and CM of Tamil Nadu died.

2000 - Vishwanath Anand won World Chess Title

2014 - Bharat Ratna awarded to Shri Madan Mohan Malaviya and Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee


Birthdays

1880 - Pattabhi Sitaramaiah
1924 - Mohammed Rafi (Bollywood playback singer)
Anil Kapoor (1959) - Hindi film actor,
Praveen Rashtrapal (1939),
Anubhav Mohanty (1981)

Best of Mohammad Rafi Songs - Top 20 - Evergreen Hindi Hits
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