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Historical Event on 10/24/1984

First Metro Train (Underground Train) in India started between Esplanade and Bhowanipore in Calcutta city.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/8/1864Hari Narayan Apte, a well known Marathi writer who popularised social and historical themes in his novels, was born. He presided over the 8th Marathi Sahitya Sammelen in 1912.
4/2/1980Raj Narain expelled from Lok Dal forms Janata (S) Party.
1/18/1994A 12-point formula mooted to defuse the ministerial crisis.
11/6/2000Buddhadev Bhattacharya assumes office as West Bengal Chief Minister.
2/27/1999Union Budget presented. Fiscal deficit cut to 4.4 per cent.
8/29/1991Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service.
8/13/1951Acharya Kishoridas Vajpayee passed away.
1/20/1898Krishnarao Ganeshpant Fulanbrikar (Master Krishnarao), famous singer, actor and music director, was born.
6/3/1977K. Brahmananda Reddi elected President of the Indian National Congress.
8/15/2000Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, says in his Independence Day address, ""Borders cannot be redrawn either in the name of religion or on the strength of the sword"".