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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
12/21/1974Inssatvahana, the first establishment to give submarine training, was commissioned at Visakhapatnam.
7/12/1949Ban on RSS lifted on the assurance that it abjures violence.
12/27/1990Central Govt. introduces fresh direct tax proposals to raise additional Rs. 810 crore by raising income tax and fixing limits for deduction of depreciation.
8/2/1942Gandhi says that the Japanese might be welcomed in India should they invade due to current Indian discontent.
4/17/1945Gandhiji, in a statement regarding the ensuing San Francisco Conference, says that 'peace is impossible without equality and freedom of India'. Also demands a just peace for Germany and Japan.
6/1/1997Union Minister for Forests and Environment, Prof. Saifuddin Soz announces Rs. 9 crore central package for afforestation and eco-development in J&K.
12/4/1661Murad Baksh was executed on the charge of murdering Diwan Ali Nagi.
11/8/1965Bashiruddin Ahmad, religious leader and litterateur, passed away.
9/1/1956Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory.
6/27/1999India won the four-nation under-21 women's hockey title, defeating England in the final at the Kean University, New Jersey.