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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
12/7/1995Indian, UN Mission in Bosnia & Herzegovina begin (UNMIBH - Dec 95 To Till Date).
7/31/1914Amar Nath Chawla, politician, was born at Taunggri, (Burma).
4/1/1954French settlements in India pass under Indian control.
2/6/1953Congress, PSP, CP and Jansangh recognised as All India parties by the Election Commission.
6/22/198219 persons were killed and 25 injured when an Air India Boeing 707 from Singapore via Madras crashed at Bombay.
3/10/1873Maulana Shaukat Ali, freedom fighter, nationalist and Muslim politician, was born.
5/17/1857Bahadhur Shah II declared as the emperor of India.
1/14/1946Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed.
1/11/1991Five JD ministers at the Centre disqualified by Speaker Rabi Ray on the basis of anti-defection law.Five disqualified ministers who tendered their resignation were asked to continue in office by the PM.
1/23/1993Indian Airlines B737 crashes at Aurangabad, 61 die.