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Historical Event on 5/24/1990

K. S. Hegde, former President of Parliament, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/12/1934Shantakumar Jagannath Sharma was born in Garhjamula, Distt. Kangra (Himachal Pradesh).
5/29/1965Indian Everest team sets a world record by climbing the Everest for the fourth time.
3/19/1936Raghav Kaneria, great artist and decorator, was born.
12/10/1761Maharani Tarabai of Pune died at Satara.(9 or 10).
9/12/1994UN Secretary General Ghali visits New Delhi.
11/3/1997Vice President Krishan Kant presents India's 3-point 'South's positive agenda' at G-15 meet at Kuala Lumpur to ensure a fair deal in the process of globalisation.
10/31/1999Efforts to restore rail and telecom links on a war footing.
9/5/1988The country goes without newspapers on this day as the entire newspaper industry had protested against the Defamation Bill.
6/30/1823Sir Dinshaw Manokji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.
3/23/1931Bhagat Singh, Shivram Rajguru and Sukhdev, great freedom fighters and revolutionaries, were hanged for assasination of Saunders, Assistant Superintendent of Police in the Central Jail at Lahore. Bhagat Singh and his associates showed no signs of any fear as they kissed the noose, chanting ""Inquilab Zindabad"" (long live the revolution).