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Historical Event on 5/24/1992

D. R. Bhagwat, veteran journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1981Colaba District renamed as Raigad District.
12/12/1872Balkrishna Shivram Munje, freedom fighting leader and president of Hindu Mahasabha, was born.
1/12/1953Patel Chest Institute opened by Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. All India Khadi Board constituted with centre at Bombay.
4/21/1998The services of 12 non-railway chairmen of Railway Recruitment Boards are terminated.
8/5/2000Lala Amarnath (88), former Indian cricketer, died in New Delhi.
10/11/1894Sudhirranjan Das, former Chief Justice of Supreme Court, was born.
10/24/1934Mahatma Gandhi quits Indian Indian National Congress in struggle over tactics.
4/15/1946The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was erected near a village named Kangla Tongbi at Mile 8 on the Imphal - Dimapur road. It was originally erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
6/23/1975Prannath Thapar, former Chief of Army, died.
3/4/1951Eleven countries and 489 male and female athletes participated in the first Asian Games started at National Stadium in New Delhi.