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Historical Event on 1/31/1983
The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/7/1928 | Rajindranath, cricketer (4 stumpings in his only Test for India), was born at Amritsar. |
| 7/4/1997 | Centre frees from its control nine top public sector undertakings, accounting for over Rs. 10,000 crore profits annually, to become global giants by providing them full financial and operational autonomy. This included newsprint and paper from licensing controls. |
| 1/3/1997 | Jayalalitha, former Tamil Nadu CM, inprisoned for 27 days, released on bail. |
| 6/26/1982 | First Boeing 707 of Air India `Gaurishankar' was crashed at Sahar Airport (Bombay). |
| 2/2/1862 | Pandit Shambhunath was the first Indian to become Judge of Indian High Court. |
| 11/24/1973 | E. V. Ramasami Naicker (EVR), founder leader of Dravida Kazhagam, passed away at the age of 94. |
| 1/22/1877 | Tarun Ram Phookun, ''Deshabhakta'', great lawyer, orator, eminent writer and President of the Assam Chhatra Sammelan in 1928, was born in Gauhati, district Kamrup, Assam. |
| 11/29/1993 | Jahangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata ""J.R.D. Tata"", Bharat Ratna awardee, Father of Modern Indian Industries and founder of Indian Aviation industry, passed away at 89 in Gen |
| 6/19/1979 | Morarji Desai resigns after split in Janata Party. |
| 1/25/1971 | Himachal Pradesh becomes a full-fledged 18th Indian Union state. |
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