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Historical Event on 11/24/1997
Leander-Mahesh stumble at the final step, finish second in the World doubles tennis championships at Hartford.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/30/1870 | Dadasaheb Phalke alias Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke was born at Trymbakeshwar near Nasik, Maharashtra. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' and founded Phalke & Co. at Bombay. He was a director, producer, writer, editor & laboratorian, portrait photographer and also a scene-painter. |
| 1/25/1999 | Dr. R. Chidambaram, nuclear scientist, among the 14 distinguished personalities chosen for Padma Vibhushan. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruskin Bond get Padma Shri. |
| 12/7/1999 | Nareshwar Dayal is appointed India's High Commissioner to UK. |
| 2/23/1997 | 176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa. |
| 9/12/1961 | Nalin Vilochan Sharma, great Hindi critic, died. |
| 1/11/1986 | The Naval Dockyard Bombay celebrates its 250th Anniversary. |
| 3/3/1967 | India signed the International Space Treaty in Moscow. |
| 8/14/1862 | Bombay High Court was established for Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu territory. This court has benches at Nagpur, Panaji and Aurangabad. |
| 2/14/1952 | Smt. Sushma Kaushal Swaraj was born in Ambala Cantt. (Haryana). |
| 3/9/1951 | Ustad Zakir Hussain, famous Tabla player, was born. |
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