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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
12/10/1857Veer Narayan Singh organised a small group and had an encounter with British army. He was charged treason and sentenced to death. He was executed publicly.
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.
6/20/1996Govt. of India declares at Geneva conference on 'Global Ban On Nuclear Testing' that it won't sign the CTBT.
1/27/1984First unit of Atomic Energy Production Centre started at Kalpakkam.
9/21/1933Annie Besant, great social worker and founder of Home Rule Movement, passed away.
8/19/1999India's role in ASEAN, ARF is lauded at a colloquium in Singapore.
1/30/1949Night Airmail Services was inaugurated.
7/11/1980Ebbie Kodiat, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Kuwait.
11/5/1999India's Aarthie Ramaswamy won the girl's under-18 crown in the World Youth Chess Festival in Oropesa, Spain. Koneru Humpy bagged the silver in girls' under-12.
4/1/1947Gandhiji addresses Asian Relations Conference in Delhi.