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Important Events: History of 24 April
Samira Vishwas | April 24, 2026 4:24 AM CST

Historical events of 24th April

Important historical events 24 April: Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was born in 1973. He is called ‘God of Cricket’. He was born in Mumbai and entered international cricket at a very young age. Tendulkar gained worldwide recognition for his unique batting and set several records in both Test and ODI formats, including scoring 100 international centuries. He also played an important role in India winning the World Cup in 2011. He was awarded Bharat Ratna for his outstanding performance.

Sachin Tendulkar is considered an inspirational personality in the history of Indian cricket.

Other important events of 24 April

  • 1982 – The Sinai Peninsula region is returned to Egypt after 15 years of Israeli control.

  • 1998 – Birth of a healthy lamb Bonnie by cloned sheep Dolly.

  • 2002 – Banks in Argentina closed indefinitely.

  • 2003 – Tamil rebels refused to participate in talks on humanitarian issues.

  • 2006 – Parliament was reinstated in Nepal.

  • 2007 – Hamas broke the ceasefire by attacking Israel.

  • 2008 – Maoist leader Pushpakamal Dahal, who is going to form a new government in Nepal, announced the termination of the India-Nepal treaty.

people born on april 24th

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  • 1973- Pramod Sawant, Indian politician and Chief Minister of Goa.

  • 1973- Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricket player.

  • 1956 – Teejanbai, the first female artist of Chhattisgarh state.

  • 1956- Sharad Arvind Bobde, former Chief Justice of India.

  • 1940- Aziz Qureshi, former Governor of Mizoram.

  • 1938- Mac Mohan, famous actor of Hindi cinema.

  • 1934- D. Jayakantan, famous Telugu litterateur.

  • 1929- Shammi, Indian film actress.

  • 1928-Rajkumar, famous Kannada actor.

  • 1909- Tika Ram Paliwal, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan.

  • 1908- Violet Alva, Indian lawyer and journalist.

  • 1888 – Vishnu Ram Medhi, Indian politician and freedom fighter.

Died on 24th April

  • 2022 – K. Shankaranarayanan, former Governor of Maharashtra.

  • 2011 – Satya Sai Baba, spiritual leader.

  • 2009 – Mahatma Ramchandra Veer, writer and poet.

  • 1974- Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’, Hindi poet.

  • 1972- Jamini Roy, famous painter.

  • 1960 – Anna Saheb Bhopatkar, writer and public activist.

  • 1944 – Shivprasad Gupta, founder of ‘Dainik Aaj’.

  • 1942- Deenanath Mangeshkar, Marathi theater actor.

  • 1934- C. Shankaran Nair, Indian judge.

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