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Historical Event on 5/24/1960

Dr. Ida Sophie Schruder, founder of famous 'Vellore Hospital', passed away in Kodaikanal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/7/1883Martyer Sohanlal Pathak was born.
4/23/1774British Commander Colonel Chapman defeated Rohilla's army and captured Ruhelkhand.
11/5/2000The Interpol issues a ""look-out'' notice for the five persons and two of their accomplices, who hijacked an Indian Airlines plane in December 1999
8/6/1920Film Censor Board at Bombay started working. The first film censored and granted a Censor Certificate No. 1 was a short film of 600 ft., produced by Gaumont Company and it was titled as 'Gaumont Graphic No. 963-964'. The Regional Film Censor Boards were also set-up in Calcutta, Madras and Rangoon.
1/18/1948Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji.
4/8/1950Nehru and Ali Khan sign the Indo-Pakistani Pact.
1/10/1964Battles between Muslims & Hindus in Calcutta.
5/29/1972Prithviraj Kapoor, famous film actor, passed away.
7/14/1999Arvind Dave is appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
8/15/1994Sukumar Gupta, a socialist, dies.