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Historical Event on 9/24/1992

India's Leander Paes defeats Britain's Jeremy Bates in the Davis Cup tie in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/11/1930Pandit Motilal Nehru renamed 'Anand Bhuvan' as 'Swaraj Bhawan' and handed it over to the people.
3/23/1910Dr. Ram Manohar Hiralal Lohia also known as ""Dauntless Dr. Lohia"", freedom fighter and socialist leader, was born at Akbarpur, district Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. He had founded Praja Socialist Party in 1952.
1/2/1997Bihar wins team titles in both men's and women's sections in national archery. Limba Ram and Purnima Mahato, both of Bihar, win individual crowns in men's and women's sections respectively. Turkey's `Pocket Hercules', weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu, who captured three Olympic gold medals, calls it a day in Ankara.
3/22/1991Chautala sworn in as Haryana CM.
3/25/1927Leslie Claudius, India field hockey (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56), was born.
12/10/1878Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, great social reformer, ardent patriot, incisive thinker and eminent literateur was born at Hosur in Tamil Nadu. He was the first Indian Governor General of independent India and popularly known as 'Rajaji'.
1/22/2000India retains the golf title in the SAARC championship in Dhaka.
2/19/1911Merle Oberon, film actress (Assignment Foreign Legion), was born in Calcutta, India.
11/14/1957Children's Day.
12/24/1809Christopher ""Kit"" Carson, KY, union brig-general and Indian fighter, was born.