24th May – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Today In History?

Find out what happened on the 24th of May in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occur 24th  May

Shirish Kunder (born 24 May 1973) is an Indian editor and film director in the Hindi film industry. Kunder graduated as an electronics engineer from SDM College of Engineering and Technology in Dharwad, Karnataka and worked for Motorola.
Arya Babbar born January 04, 1981 is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood and Punjabi films. Arya Babbar is the son of actor turned politician Raj Babbar and famous theatre personality Nadira Babbar, he is the younger brother of actress Juhi Babbar
Rajdeep Sardesai (born 24 May 1965) is an Indian journalist, political commentator and news presenter. Sardesai is the Editor-in-Chief of IBN18 Network, that includes CNN-IBN, IBN-7 and IBN-Lokmat. Rajdeep Sardesai was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, to a Goan father
Kazi Nazrul Islam (25 May 1899–29 August 1976), sobriquet Bidrohi Kobi (Rebel Poet), was a Bangladeshi poet, musician and revolutionary who pioneered poetic works espousing intense spiritual rebellion against fascism and oppression.
Ragini Dwivedi (born 24 May 1990) is an Indian film actress and model, who works in the Kannada and Tamil film industries. She was born on 24 May 1990 in Bangalore, Karnataka. She was the runner up of 2009 Femina Miss South India contest held in Chennai, while she won the Miss Beautiful Hair title at the Femina Miss India contest.

Death anniversaries on 24th May

Majrooh Sultanpuri (1 October 1919 − 24 May 2000) was an Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter. He was one of the dominating musical forces in Indian Cinema in the 1950s and early 1960s and was an important figure in the Progressive Writers’ Movement.
Tapen Chatterjee (1937 – 24 May 2010) was a Bengali actor from India who played several roles in Satyajit Ray’s films, notably as Goopy Gyne in Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1968), and its sequels Heerak Rajar Deshe (1980) and Goopy Bagha Phire Elo (1991). Chatterjee died on 24 May 2010 at the age of 72.
Anthony Stanislaus de Mello (11 October 1900, Karachi, British India – 24 May 1961, Delhi, India) was an Indian cricket administrator and one of the founders of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Born in Karachi, he was educated in St. Patrick’s High School, Sind College and Downing College in Cambridge.
Major-General Sir John Edward Capper KCB KCVO (7 December 1861 – 24 May 1955) was a senior officer of the British Army during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century who served on the North-West Frontier of British India, in South Africa and during the First World War, where he was instrumental in the development of the tank
Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat (born June 24, 1916) is an author and a politician from Rajasthan, India. She was born on June 24, 1916, and was the elder daughter of the Rawat of Deogarh, one of the major thikanas (estates) of the princely state of Mewar in Rajasthan.

Notable Events:

1557 Sikandar Sur was compelled to surrender Mankot in Punjab.
1993 India and Uzbekistan sign five pacts.
2000 The Supreme Court rejects the proposal for setting up benches outside Delh

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