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Historical Event on 11/24/1973
E. V. Ramasami Naicker (EVR), founder leader of Dravida Kazhagam, passed away at the age of 94.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/4/1989 | Melville de Mellow, Eminent broadcaster, died. |
| 8/7/1982 | Krishnakanta Radhakant Handique, linguist, educationist, Sanskrit scholar, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. He also authored the learned works 'Naisadhacarita', 'Yasastilaka and Indian Culture' etc. His original treatise written in Sanskrit by Somaveda in the 10th century is an encyclopedic work dealing with Jainism and Indian thoughts and culture. |
| 9/14/1992 | Three days of heavy rains cause flooding in northern India and Pakistan claiming 2,500 lives. |
| 9/22/1986 | India vs Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie. |
| 8/10/1905 | Sundarji Gokuldas Betard, modern Gujrathi poet, was born. |
| 1/9/1982 | A group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim started for the first ever Antarctica expedition on December 1981 - Jan 1982. |
| 6/15/1988 | Dalai Lama recoganised the rights of China in foreign affairs and Army Operations in Tibet region. |
| 1/19/1932 | Balgovind Jaiswal, educationist and author, was born at Mhow. |
| 9/29/1997 | IRS-1D, fourth Indian Remote Sensing satellite, successfully launched off by PSLV-CI, the country's first operational polar satellite launch vehicle, from Sriharikota. With this launch, India became a member of the exclusive club of nations capable of launching the heavier class of satellites. |
| 1/4/1958 | Waverley John Anderson, Scottish viscount and Governor of Bengal, died at the age of 75. |
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