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Historical Event on 1/24/1958

First international Film Festival started in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/15/195760 Harijans enter the Vishwanath Temple at Varanasi.
1/21/1996Lakshmi Parvati elected president of Telugu Desam NTR faction.
4/1/1947Gandhiji addresses Asian Relations Conference in Delhi.
3/5/1868Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatwadekar alias Save Dada, who filmed the felicitation function of Wrangler R. P. Paranjapye, was born. This film was titled as ""The Fresh Indian Regular of Cambridge University."" He was the First Short Documentary Film Maker of India.
2/1/1929Jyotirbhaskaracharya Jayant Salgaonkar was born.
6/1/1992Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Academy established at Satara.
6/1/1992Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal was succeeded as the Viceroy of Protuguese India by Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder at Portuguese power in India.
3/25/1997Justice Jagdish Saran Verma sworn in Chief Justice of India.
9/18/1803Second Anglo-Maratha war under Sir Arthur Wellesley resulted in a crushing defeat of the Marathas at Assaye. The British Christians captured Delhi and acquired control of large parts of India.
2/25/1903Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo, chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.