24 April - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on April 24, the day number in a year is 114 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 115. April 24 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
April 24 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 1479 | Thutmose III became the sixth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, although during the first 22 years of the reign he wasco-regent with his aunt, Hatshepsut. |
| 1547 | Schmalkaldic War-Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, led Imperial troops to a decisive victory in the Battle of Mühlberg over the Lutheran Schmalkaldic League of Protestant princes. |
| 1704 | The first issue of The Boston News-Letter, the first continuously published newspaper in British North America, was published. |
| 1800 | The Library of Congress, the de facto national library of theUnited States, was established as part of an act of Congress providingfor the transfer of the nation's capital from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. |
| 1800 | Washington DC. Congress in the U.S. Library was established. |
| 1858 | Freedom fighter Kunwar Singh died. |
| 1877 | Russia declared a fight against the Ottoman Empire. |
| 1888 | The Kodak Company was founded by George Eastman. |
| 1904 | Realizing that the Russfication of Lithuania was not working, the Russian Empire lifted the 40-year-old ban on publications using the Lithuanian language. |
| 1913 | The Woolworth Building opened in New York City as the tallestbuilding in the world at the time. |
| 1914 | The Franck–Hertz experiment, a pillar in the development of quantum mechanics, was presented to the German Physical Society. |
| 1915 | The Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire began with thearrest and deportation of hundreds of prominent Armenians in Constantinople. |
| 1915 | The German army released chloroform gas in the Ipper region of Belgium's Flemis province. |
| 1916 | Irish republicans led by Patrick Pearse began the Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland, and proclaimed the Irish Republic an independent state. |
| 1922 | The first portion of the Imperial Wireless Chain, a strategic international wireless telegraphy communication network created to link the countries of the British Empire, opened. |
| 1933 | Nazi Germany began its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg. |
| 1938 | Kostantin Pats became Estonia's first president. |
| 1951 | More than 100 people died when a train caught fire in Yokohama, Japan. |
| 1960 | 500 dead due to severe earthquake in South Iran. |
| 1967 | The Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 1 crashed in Siberia during itsreturn to Earth, killing cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov, the first human todie during a spaceflight. |
| 1972 | Renowned painter Jaimini Rai passed away. |
| 1973 | Indian cricketer master blaster Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was born in Mumbai. |
| 1974 | Famous poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar passed away. |
| 1984 | AIDS-virus identified, acquired immune deficiency syndrome. |
| 1990 | The Hubble Space Telescope was launched aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery in mission STS-31. |
| 1993 | The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a truck bomb in London's financial district in Bishopsgate, killing one person, injuring 44 other and causing £1 billion in damages. |
| 1995 | 31st academy of country music wads’ awarded to Shania Twin. |
| 1996 | For 12 performances in Belasco jack night on town with john Barry was more open. |
| 1996 | In 11 year baseball game twins 24 and 11 tigers were played. In this they scored highest mark. |
| 1997 | In the city of New York steel peer is opened at Richard theatre. This was for the 76 performances. |
| 2002 | Bank in Argentina closed indefinitely. |
| 2006 | Parliament restored in Nepal. |
| 2008 | The Maoist leader Pushpakmal Dahal alias Prachanda, who is going to form the new government in Nepal, announced the end of the 1950 treaty between India and Nepal. |
| 2009 | Concerning about the spending of influenza from Mexico, the United States to other countries was expressed by the WHO. |
| 2010 | Prime Minister Adhist Vejjajva rejected the demand. He had done this by their protester. He had done this for dissolve parliament in 30 days. |
| 2011 | In Sulawesi an earthquake was held. This earthquake was 6.2 magnitude which hits Indonesia. |
| 2012 | The Russian scientist had reported in sightings the first adult white orca which has to be seen in the wild. |
| 2013 | To form a new government from President Giorgio Wipolitao in Italy orca, he serviced secretary of Democratic Party, Enrilo Hatta received the mandate. |
| 2013 | A building in the Savar Upazila of Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed, resulting in over 1, 100 deaths, making it the deadliest accidental structural failure in modern human history. |
| 2013 | A building collapsed in Savar Upanzila, Bangladesh, killing 256 people and injuring more than 1000. |
Famous Birthdays of April 24:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1972 | Chipper Jones / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1948 | David Ingram / Writer / United States of America |
| 1581 | Vincent de Paul / Priest / France |
| 1997 | Lydia Ko / Golfer / New Zealand |
| 1973 | Gabby Logan / Gymnast / United Kingdom |
| 1945 | Bob Lunn / Golfer / United States of America |
| 1955 | Marion Caspers-Merk / Politician / Germany |
| 1916 | Lou Thesz / Wrestler / United States of America |
| 1961 | Andrew Murrison / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1973 | Peeter Rebane / Producer / Estonia |
| 1987 | Rein Taaramäe / Cyclist / Estonia |
| 1492 | Sabina of Bavaria / Duchess / Germany |
| 1956 | James A. Winnefeld / Army Officer / United States of America |
| 1982 | David Oliver / Hurdler / United States of America |
| 1620 | John Graunt / Demographer / United Kingdom |
| 1922 | Marc-Adélard Tremblay / Academic / Canada |
| 1962 | Stuart Pearce / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1990 | Kim Tae-ri / Actress / South Korea |
| 1955 | Guy Nève / Racing Car Driver / Belgium |
| 1958 | Brian Paddick / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1951 | Enda Kenny / Politician / Ireland |
| 1933 | Freddie Scott / Writer / United States of America |
| 1968 | Hashim Thaçi / Politician / Kosovo |
| 1885 | Thomas Cronan / Jumper / United States of America |
| 1888 | Pe Maung Tin / Scholar / Myanmar (Burma) |
| 1973 | Damon Lindelof / Writer / United States of America |
| 1987 | Jan Vertonghen / Footballer / Belgium |
| 1981 | Yuko Nakanishi / Swimmer / Japan |
| 1920 | Gino Valenzano / Racing Car Driver / Italy |
| 1945 | Dick Rivers / Actor / France |
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Read in Hindi : 24 अप्रैल की प्रमुख ऐतिहासिक घटनाएं