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Historical Event on 5/24/1990

Surjit Singh Barnala sworn in as Governor of Tamil Nadu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/21/1952Indian National Congress party wins the 1st General Election of India under the ledearship of Jawaharlal Nehru.
1/16/1973Om Prakash Mehra, Air Chief Marshal PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/01/1976.
3/29/1979Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
1/24/1826Gnanendra Mohan Tagore, first Indian barrister, was born in Calcutta.
2/6/1994Ram Mahadik, Congress leader, passed away.
10/24/1856Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was arrested by the British Government at Sambalpur for distributing grains from the warehouse to the people. He was sent to jail at Raipur.
12/7/1979Ramandeep Singh Gill, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Oslo, Norway.
2/20/1950Sarat Chandra Bose, freedom fighter, journalist, leader and elder brother of Subhashchandra Bose, passed away.
10/15/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b-1918), the South African black nationalist leader who arrived in India on a five-day visit. He is the first non-Asian to get this honour.
9/10/1993India and South Korea sign agreement to expand trade and investment.