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Historical Event on 5/24/1990
K. S. Hegde, former President of Parliament, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/2/2000 | Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, author of timeless classics 'Charitraheen' and 'Grihadaha', chosen novelist of the century in an online poll conducted by a literary magazine. |
| 8/11/1908 | Khudiram Bose was hanged on this day in Central Jail at Mujaffarpur, Bihar at the age of 19 years. He along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to bomb the carriage supposed to be carrying Kingsford, unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death and hanged. This day is observed as ""Martyr's Day"" in memory of the great freedom fighter. Even today the soul stirring songs composed in his honour are sung by Bengali folk-singers. |
| 9/20/1886 | Kuladhor Chaliha, one of the pioneer Congress leaders of Assam, was born at Sibsagar. |
| 12/12/1999 | No transparency in judicial appointments, says Justice Kuldip Singh, retired judge of the Supreme Court. |
| 12/19/1988 | Umashankar Joshi, Gyanpeeth awardee and Gujrathi poet, died. |
| 9/12/1998 | India, Malaysia sign an agreement on cooperation in science and technology in Kuala Lumpur. |
| 11/11/1991 | Supreme Court declares the Anti-Defection Law as constitutional but holds that decisions of Presiding Officers under the law could be subjected to judicial review. |
| 3/16/1832 | Sarfoji Bhosle, King of Tanjawar, passed away. |
| 9/26/1992 | Indian Airlines hike fare by 9 percent. |
| 11/22/1916 | Shanti Ghosh, great revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Calcutta. She was one of the accused in famous Chargaon ammunition plot and assassination of General Lemen, Inspector General of Dhaka. |
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