Historical Events -  July 24.

1823: Slavery was abolished in Chile.

1911: Hiram Bingham III re-discovered Machu Picchu, “the Lost City of the Incas”.

1932: Establishment of Ramakrishna Mission Service Foundation.

1969: Apollo splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean.

1985: Rajeev Gandhi signed a peace contract with Sikh leader Harchand Singh Longowal.

1991: Finance Minister Manmohan Singh presented a budget laying the groundwork for economic reforms.

1991: Industrial licensing was scrapped.

1994: Bodo militants killed 37 Muslims in Assam’s Busbar.

1997: Ramon Magsaysay Award announced for Bengali writer Mahasweta Devi.

2000: Vijayalakshmi Subramaniam of Chennai became India’s first female Grandmaster at the Wipro International Chess Championship.

 

Famous Birthdays  – July 24

1824: Harish Chandra Mukherjee, an Indian journalist and patriot.

1911: Pannalal Ghosh, an Indian flute player, and composer.

1928: Keshubhai Patel, an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Gujarat.

1937: Manoj Kumar, an Indian actor, and director.

1945: Azim Premji, an Indian business tycoon, investor, engineer, and philanthropist, and the chairman of Wipro Limited.

1969: Jennifer Lopez, an American actress, singer, dancer, fashion designer, producer, and businesswoman.

 

Death Anniversaries -  July 24

1884: Kristo Das Pal, an Indian journalist, orator, and the editor of the Hindoo Patriot.

1971: Gurram Joshua, an Indian-Telugu poet.

1980: Uttam Kumar, an Indian film actor.

2003: Samit Bhanja, an Indian film actor.

2020: Amala Shankar, an Indian danseus