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Historical Event on 12/24/1902
Shashi Mukhi of Classic Theatre, Calcutta, was the first Indian to record on gramophone. This song was on 25 cms. one sided disc and the lyrics were ""Kanha Jeevan Dhan"" from the play Shri Krishna. The song was recorded by Gramophome and Typewriter Company.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/24/1902 | Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies. |
| 5/9/1998 | Kirit Raval is appointed Solicitor-General of India. |
| 10/3/1831 | Britishers captured Mysore. |
| 12/4/1910 | Motilal, famous film actor, was born. |
| 9/4/1927 | World fliers reach Karachi, India. |
| 5/7/1912 | Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati novelist and story writer, was born. |
| 12/11/1958 | Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship. |
| 8/15/1997 | IWM Vijayalakshmi wins Asian Zonal Women's Chess tournament in Tehran. |
| 12/23/1983 | Micheal Chopra, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Newcastle, England. |
| 6/16/1950 | Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born. |
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