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Historical Event on 12/24/1524

Vasco De Gama, Portuguese navigator who discovered India, died in Cochin.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/1996Centre gives its consent to Tamil Nadu government's decision to rename Madras as Chennai.
11/24/1969Guru Nanak University established at Amritsar, Punjab.
3/3/1978Shaliwahan Shaka Hindu Calender started.
12/27/1987Vijaypal Singh sets a record for TJ in 16.79s at Trivandrum .
1/18/1994A 12-point formula mooted to defuse the ministerial crisis.
8/6/1997Army confirms social activist Sanjay Ghose's death who was abducted by ULFA.
9/29/1993JD, JD(A) and SJP merge to fight BJP in the assembly elections.
11/20/1981Bhaskara-II, India's second experimental remote sensing satellite, was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. This provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis.
5/25/1915Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
5/7/1985Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards.