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Historical Event on 6/24/1980
Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former president of India, died at Madras.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/8/1996 | Tamil Nadu Govt. moves SC for fresh directions to Karnataka govt. for release of 15 tmc. ft. of water. |
11/5/1892 | John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, biologist, was born at Oxford. |
3/28/1963 | First meeting of the National Aeronautical Laboratory Executive Council held under the chairmanship of J R D Tata. |
7/9/1873 | Henry Albert John Gidney, greatest leader and politician, was born in Igatpuri, Maharashtra. |
4/12/1801 | Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab. |
1/1/1989 | The 4th annual SAARC summit concludes in Islamabad. |
9/5/1909 | Phiroze Edulji Palia, left-hand batsman and slow spin bowler, was born in Mumbai. He played in India's first Test at Lord's in 1932. |
10/19/1990 | The Government of India under an ordinance puts forward a three-point formula for Ayodhya issue: (i) to acquire the land (ii) other land may be given for building temple except the disputed one (iii) the issue may referred to Supreme Court for speedy solution. |
12/30/1803 | East India Comapny captured Dehli, Agra and Bharooch. |
7/13/1930 | Swarup Kishan Reu, cricket test umpire for 17 tests from 1978-85, was born in Delhi and was honoured by Padmashree in 1986. He joins the record of umpiring most Tests for India. |
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