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Historical Event on 11/24/1999

The dedication ceremony of Shanmukhananda Hall is put off.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/1932Gandhi and his wife are arrested by the Indian authorities.
9/12/1990Konkan Railway project formally launched with the opening of a project office in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra State.
9/23/1952Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad, batsman in 40 Tests (1974-85), was born in Bombay.
6/3/1916Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thakarsey Women's University was established.
8/7/1985Geet Sethi, national champion, was the third Indian to become World Amateur Billiards Champion by beating Robert Marshal of Australia.
6/6/1903A full length theatre plays like 'Bankimchandrer Sitararn', 'Alibaba' , 'Bhramar', 'Hariraj' , 'Sarla' and 'Buddhadeb' were released at Classic Theatre. These plays were picturised by Hiralal Sen with support of great dramatist Amar Nath Dutt. The main roles were performed by Amar Dutt, N.C. Basu and Kusum Kumari and rest of the characters belonged to the Classic Theatre of Calcutta. They received a great applause from the audience.
2/21/1991Nutan, famous film actress, died at the age of 56 years.
1/31/1969Saint Meherbaba passed away.
2/6/1985Vikram Kumar, Soccer(Football) player, was born.
1/26/1915Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, was born at Nungkao village, Manipur State.