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Historical Event on 6/24/1974
India all out for 42 in Lord's Test cricket in 77 mins.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/20/1925 | Marquess Curzon of Kedleston died this morning at age 66 from complications following an operation. Long a kingpin of the Conservative party, Lord Curzon spent 40 years in public life, serving as Viceroy and Governor General of India and, at the end of his career, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Though he came close to becoming prime minister in 1923, his aristocratic past militated against him in an era which nominated leaders from the House of Commons. He twice wed US women and enjoyed fame as an author of books about politics and his own travels. |
| 7/18/1993 | Dr. Banoo Coyaji, 75, gets Magsaysay Award for Public Service. |
| 10/19/1929 | Balbir Singh, India field hockey player (Olympic gold 1948-56), was born. |
| 9/24/1815 | John Sevier, Indian fighter (Gov/Rep-Tn), died at the age of 70. |
| 5/22/1991 | Sonia unanimously elected Congress President by the Working Committee. She, however, declined the offer. |
| 11/18/1978 | Dhirendra Ganguly, film maker, writer, director and actor, passed away. |
| 10/5/1989 | Meerasahib Fatima Beevi, former High Court judge from Kerala, was named the first woman judge of the Supreme Court. |
| 4/27/1906 | China, as suzerain of Tibet, has agreed to the terms of a treaty proposed by Britain. According to the treaty, foreign powers may not send representatives to Tibet, receive transportation or mining concessions, or occupy, buy or lease any territory in Tibet without British permission. The British want to prevent the Russians from establishing a protectorate over Tibet, which lies on India's northern border. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, failed in attempts to communicate with Tibet's ruler, the Dalai Lama. A British military expedition fought its way to the capital at Lhasa and concluded the agreement. |
| 12/10/1952 | World's first official Family Planning programme launched in India. |
| 9/29/1996 | Water from Krishna river (AP) released for Madras. |
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