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Historical Event on 11/24/1989

Tendulkar scores a record cricket test 50 aged 16 years 214 days.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1958Maulana Abul Kalam Azad passed away in New Delhi, India. He was a great leader, great orator, revolutionary and fighter for national freedom. Some of his works which are the masterpieces of the Urdu language are ""Ghubari-Khatir"" and Tadhkirah"". He was Minister of Education in the first Indian Government.
10/16/1905Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement.
9/19/1991Lok Sabha passes unanimously the Places of Worship Special Provisions Bill for maintaining the status quo of religious places as on 1947.
10/21/1906Gandhiji went to England till Nov 30 on deputation to present Indians' case to Colonial Secretary.
9/6/1657Shahjahan fell ill. His four sons Dara Shikoh, Suja, Aurangzeb and Murad advanced towards Delhi to capture the throne.
4/22/1992IAF in response to a recommendation by Secretary General, the Security Council adopted resolution No. 751 (1992) by which it established UNOSOM for handling situation which had deteriorated to an extent where death and destruction forced hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee their homes and causing need for emergency humanitarian assistance.
4/14/1998Kushabhau Thakre is declared elected BJP president.
1/18/1947Kundanlal Saigal, famous film star and unique singer, died at Jalandhar.
3/25/1971Aashish Rakesh Kapoor, cricketer (Indian off-spin batsman 1994- ), was born in Madras.
6/4/1993L K Advani unanimously elected President of BJP.