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Historical Event on 4/24/1998

24 persons are killed and 28 injured when some bogies of a goods train break free and roll back to collide with the stationary Manmad-Kacheguda Express at Parli Vaijnath in Maharashtra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1998Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to M. S. Subbualakshmi (b 1916).
6/6/1903Hiralal Sen shot the first Indian Advertisment sequences for Jabakusum (hair tonic) and Edward's Tonic.
1/20/1988Shiv Charan Mathur sworn in as CM of Rajasthan.
3/13/1989The first straw fired thermal power plant was laid in Jakhari village of Punjab.
5/7/1991Haryana beat Bombay in the cricket Ranji Trophy final by 2 runs.
3/29/1963Siyaramsharan Gupt, great autor of Hindi language, died.
4/15/2000Baichung Bhutia became the first Asian-player to score a goal in the professional English game.
3/4/1996King of Bhutan arrives in India for a three-day state visit.
6/16/1993Harshad Mehta accuses PM of taking Rs. 1 crore payoff from him in November 1991; Rao terms it malicious and unfounded.
2/23/1952Employees Provident Fund Bill and Miscellaneous Provision Act passed in the Lok Sabha.