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Historical Event on 1/24/1958

First international Film Festival started in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/9/1757In a treaty between Lord Clive and Siraj Ud Daulah, Clive was authorised to safe guard (Killa Bandi) and open mint at Calcutta. Nawab had paid compensation to British Army.
6/20/1873Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta.
4/4/1987Agney, famous Hindi litterateur and Gyanpeeth Award winning poet, passed away.
3/26/1997Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes a Bill to amend the Prohibition Act, ending the state's 2-year experiment with total prohibition.
9/24/1936It was reported that in the past two weeks over 2 million of India's depressed classes had renounced Hinduism in favor of Christianity.
11/6/1952Dipal Jayant Tilak, journalist and editor, was born.
10/17/1940Mahatma Gandhi called for Individual Satyagrah and Vinoba Bhave started it.
5/25/1993Kazakhstan offers Baikonur facilities to India.
3/19/1962Raja Kelkar Museum, which belonged to Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, was opened for the people.
2/11/1933First edition of weekly ""Harijan"" edited by Mahatma Gandhi was published from Pune in English and Hindi.