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HISTORY QUIZ OF THIS DAY (May-24)

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May 24, 2010 :: VIRENDRA BHATIA :: Died this day, he was an Indian politician (b. 1947). He was a politician from the Samajwadi Party and a of India representing Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.

May 24, 2010 :: TAPEN CHATTERJEE :: Died this day, he was a Bengali from India (b. 1937).

May 24, 2000 :: MAJROOH SULTANPURI :: Died this day, he was an Indian (b. 1919).

May 24, 1995 :: HAROLD WILSON :: Died this day, he was an English politician, of the United Kingdom 1964-1970, 1974-1976 (b. 1916).


May 24, 1961 :: Died this day, ANTHONY de Mello was the former Indian cricket administrator, remembered for his important role and contribution in formation of the (BCCI) as also the (DDCA). died this day.


May 24, 1954 :: Born this day, BACHENDRI Pal is the to conquer the summit of Mount Everest, in 1984.

May 24, 1940 :: JOSEPH BRODSKY :: Born this day, he was a Russian-born , Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996).


May 24, 1930 :: Amy JOHNSON :: On this day, she became the first woman to fly alone from .


May 24, 1905 :: Michail SHOLOKHOV :: A world famous Russian , who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1965. His best-known work was the novel " the Don". He was born this day.

May 24, 1901 :: Born this day, Sir William HALEY was the former Director-General of , Editor of the of London and the Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopaedia . born this day.

May 24, 1875 :: On this day, Syed Ahmed Khan along with his son Syed Mahmood established a Mohammedan at Aligarh, which has grown into the present day Aligarh University since 1920.


May 24, 1870 :: JAN CHRISTIAAN SMUTS :: Born this day, he was the Prime Minister of (d. 1950).


May 24, 1819 :: Born this day, Alexandrina Victoria was the first from 1 May 1876, until her death on 22 January 1901. The period of her reign is commonly referred to as the era.

May 24, 1686 :: Born this day, Daniel Gabriel was a German physicist best known for his inventions of the alcohol thermometer in 1709 and then the in 1714 and for developing a temperature scale after his name, that continues to be in vogue presently.