Death and legacy. Sanjay Gandhi died instantly from head wounds in an air crash on 23 June 1980 near Safdarjung Airport in New Delhi. He was flying a new aircraft of the Delhi Flying club, and, while performing an aerobatic maneuver over his office, lost control and crashed.
However, after Sir Samuel Griffith had accepted the first place, Sir Edmund Barton was prevailed upon to accept the second, and they, with the late Mr Justice O'Connor, were sworn in as the first High Court bench in October 1903.
Arthur Brooke, uncle of the first Baronet, was created a baronet in 1764 (see Brooke baronets). Sir Arthur Brooke (d. 1843), brother of the first Baronet, was a Lieutenant-General in the British Army.Richard Prittie Brooke (d. 1836), younger brother of the first Baronet, was a Major-General in the British Army.ir Arthur Brooke (d. 1843), brother of the first Baronet, was a Lieutenant-General in the British Army. Richard Prittie Brooke (d. 1836), younger brother of the first Baronet, was a Major-General in the British Army.