Births on November 24

Arthur Chaskalson

Born on November 24, 1931

Arthur Chaskalson, South African lawyer and judge, 18th Chief Justice of South Africa (d. 2012)

Arthur Chaskalson SCOB, (24 November 1931 – 1 December 2012) was President of the Constitutional Court of South Africa from 1994 to 2001 and Chief Justice of South Africa from 2001 to 2005. Chaskalson was a member of the defence team in the Rivonia Trial of 1963.

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Events on 1931

20 Feb

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
The Congress of the United States approves the construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
19 Mar

Nevada
Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
23 Mar

Indian independence movement
Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar are hanged for the killing of a deputy superintendent of police during the Indian struggle for independence.
1 Oct

Women's suffrage
Spain adopts women's suffrage.
7 Nov

October Revolution
The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.

Births on November 24

Arthur Chaskalson

Born on November 24, 1931

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Events on 1931

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

Nevada

Indian independence movement

Women's suffrage

October Revolution