November24

Pandit Hiralal Shastri, great social worker, leader and first chief minister of Rajasthan state, was born at Jobner, Jaipur District.

Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman, famous political cartoonist, was born.

Chandrakant Trimbak Patankar, cricketer ( wicket keeper in one Test India vs NZ 1955-56), was born in Pen, Maharashtra.

Ashok Gandotra, cricketer (Two Tests for India 1969), was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Guru Nanak University established at Amritsar, Punjab.

Gandhiji presides over All-India Khilafat conference at Delhi.

The Third Round Table Conference ended in London. As Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it. This conference ended without achieving anything.

Attack on Pearl Harbour.

Indian infantry attacks German tanks at Sidi Omar.

It was decided that Lok Sabha session would start with the national song "Vande Mataram" and end with National Anthem "Jana Gana Mana".

Lok Sabha approves bill seeking to confer Indian citizenship to a child born to an Indian mother outside the country.

Milan Kumar Banerjee appointed Attorney General.

The dedication ceremony of Shanmukhananda Hall is put off.

Brijesh Parsuram Patel, cricketer (Indian batsman 1974-77), was born in Baroda.

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

Leander-Mahesh stumble at the final step, finish second in the World doubles tennis championships at Hartford.

India finish with 10 gold, eight silver and seven bronze medals in the Commonwealth shooting championship which ended in Auckland.

Marotrao Kannamwar, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, passed away.

Mizoram became the first Lok Sabha member.

Polling is held in 626 assembly constituencies spread over four States - Delhi, Madhya Prades, Mizoram and Rajasthan.

Bihar's ruling JD makes a clean sweep of all the three Lok Sabha seats in the by-elections.