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Historical Event on 11/24/1999

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/15/1988Kiran More stumps five West Indian batsman at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras thus creating a world Test record.
4/7/1997NAM foreign ministers two-day conference begins in New Delhi.
1/24/1999The Orissa police arrest 47 persons in connection with the killing of the Australian missionary.
8/1/1957M. K. Vellodi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 04-06-1958.
3/10/1995ONGC's oil rig that blew out ( January 8 ) at Pasalapudi site near Amalapuram (Andhra Pradesh) put out after 62 days.
3/2/1949Sarojini Naidu, ""Nightingale of India"", freedom fighter, social worker and patriot, passed away when she was the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress. She took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931.
1/1/1974This year was announced to be observed as the ""World Population Year"".
5/1/1997Anand wins all three categories in Amber chess tournament in Monte Carlo.
10/10/1990Marxist extremists set fire to a crowded train in Andhra Pradesh killing more than 60.
5/25/1894Biharilal Chakravorty, bengali poet, passed away.