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Historical Event on 11/24/1999

The dedication ceremony of Shanmukhananda Hall is put off.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/11/1998Three momentous events took place on the day that did the nation proud. Firstly, three underground nuclear tests at Pokhran Range in Rajasthan, which included a hydrogen bomb, were tested; secondly, the successful test firing of the 'Trishul Missile' and thirdly, the maiden Certification test flight of 'Hansa-3', the first-all Composite indigenous two seater aircraft.
12/24/1972Daily newspaper ""Janshakti"" published it's first edition at Jalgaon.
2/8/1967Indira Gandhi was hit in face by a stone while addressing crowd.
2/27/1931Chandrashekhar Azad of Hindustan Republican Army shot himself to avoid British police arrest at Alfred Park, Allahabad.
5/21/1998India declares a moratorium on nuclear testing.
5/5/1947Gandhiji denies in an interview that communal division of India is inevitable.
10/31/1997Balmiki Prasad Singh takes over as Union Home Secretary. He succeeds K. Padmanabhaiah.
6/24/1946Congress party rejects British plan for provisional govt. pending constitution in New Delhi.
11/13/1992Dr. Pundalik Dattatrya Gaitonde, Goa freedom fighter, passed away.
9/26/1992Indian Airlines hike fare by 9 percent.