History Of 24 December | On This Day In World
In the history of the World, some other important events recorded on the date of 24 December are as follows: -
➧ 1524: Portuguese explorer Sailor Vasco da Gama, who traced the sea route from Europe to India, died in Kochi (India).
➧ 1715: Sweden's army occupies Norway.
➧ 1880: Famous Indian freedom fighter, Gandhian and journalist Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramaiya was born.
➧ 1892: Renowned journalist and litterateur Banarsidas Chaturvedi was born.
➧ 1894: First Medical Conference held in Calcutta.
➧ 1924: Indian singer Muhammad Rafi was born.
➧ 1930: Journalist and litterateur Usha Priyamvada was born.
➧ 1962: Soviet Union conducts nuclear test at Novaya Gemlya.
➧ 1986: Lotus Temple was opened for devotees.
➧ 1986: The Consumer Protection Act was passed by the Parliament in India. Therefore, 24 December is celebrated as National Consumer Day in India.
➧ 1987: Tamil actor and politician M.G. Ramachandran died.
➧ 1988: Zainendra Kumar, a famous psychologist and novelist of Hindi literature, passed away.
➧ 1996: Agreement reached to end civil war in Tajikistan.
➧ 2000: Vishwanathan Anand becomes World Chess Champion.
➧ 2002: The Delhi Metro was launched by Shahadra Tis Hazari Line.
➧ 2003: US State Department begins preparations to hand over power in Iraq on June 30, 2004.
➧ 2005: The European Union included an organization named 'Khalistan Zindabad Force' in the terrorist list.
➧ 2007: To discover the mysteries of Mars, the European Space Agency probe Mars completed its four thousand rounds in the orbit of Mars.
➧ 2011: Cuban government announces release of 2900 prisoners.
➧ 2014: It was announced that Bharat Ratna was awarded to Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Madan Mohan Malaviya.
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