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Historical Event on 5/24/1999

Noted wrestling coach Dronacharya awardee Guru Hanuman passed away in a road accident near Meerut.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/31/1966Bishen Singh Bedi made his Test Cricket debut vs West Indies at Calcutta.
10/10/1946Noakhali Massacre.
12/1/1942No. 8 Squadron was raised meanwhile, absorbing the remaining coastal defence flight personnel.
5/25/1993Kazakhstan offers Baikonur facilities to India.
10/28/1998The 1998 Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award is presented to 11 young scientists.
2/19/1996Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states.
4/6/1980Janata Party splits again; members with RSS links form the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). A. B. Vajpayee becomes its first President.
11/9/1960Subroto Mukherji, first Air Chief Marshall of Indian Air Force, suddenly died.
1/1/1880Money order system was introduced.
3/29/1998The new govt. wins the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.