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Historical Event on 10/24/1933

Govindjee, famous scientist, was born in Allahabad, U.P. He found cutting plant sections easier than dissection of animals.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/24/1868Balasaheb Pantpratinidhi, king of Aundh and painter, was born.
1/14/1993The Supreme Court absolves Railway Minister Jaffer Sharief of corruption charges in the wagon deal with Asea Brown Boveri.
9/8/1997English chosen as the official language of Dravidian University which was set up at Kuppam (Andhra Pradesh) jointly by the southern states.
6/7/1993Sai Baba escapes attempt on life. Four assailants and two bodyguards were killed.
8/25/1998Resurgent India Bonds garner more than 4 billion dollars of which 30\% are from the Middle East, 20\% each from South east Asia, US and Europe.
1/14/1994C. V. Waran, veteran freedom fighter and social worker, passed away.
5/21/1996M.S. Sushama Dande (Shiv Sena) elected first woman mayor of New Mumbai along with Savitri Patil (Shiv Sena) as Deputy Mayor.
12/25/1879Sadhu T.L. Vaswani (1879-1966), altruistic Sindhi poet and servant of God, who found several Hindu missions in India and seven Mira Educational Institutions in his lifetime, was born.
12/25/1932King George V's chair collapsed during his Christmas dinner speech.
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.