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Historical Event on 11/24/1952

Brijesh Parsuram Patel, cricketer (Indian batsman 1974-77), was born in Baroda.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/7/1947Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas.
3/12/1917Googie Withers, actress (1 of Our Aircraft is Missing), was born in Karachi, India.
5/24/1960Dr. Ida Sophie Schruder, founder of famous 'Vellore Hospital', passed away in Kodaikanal.
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
1/8/1927The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrives after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board.
10/19/1983Prof. Subramanyam Chandrasekhar shares the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics with fellow American Prof. William Fowler.
4/22/1998India and Bangladesh resolve to work together to ''root out terrorism'', push bilateral trade and harness river waters of the region.
8/15/1947India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries.
7/24/1996Govt. decides to raise the ceiling on the maximum amount of retirement/death gratuity from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2.50 lakhs.
5/17/1999Sonia Gandhi resigns as Congress president but the CWC(I) rejects it.