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Historical Event on 12/31/1961

99 Infantry Brigade Group, under Brigadier K S Raja, launched operations in Katanga province and regained full control of Katanga amidst stiff resistance offered by a break away faction (Katangese gendarmerie).

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/19/1951Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar (Thakkarbappa), social reformer of Gujrat and right hand of Gandhiji in socially segregated Harijans, passed away.
7/1/1964Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established.
6/30/1917Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji, great Indian, patriot and one of the founders of the Indian National Congress, politician and merchant, died at the age of 92.
1/19/1907Mohammad Ali Mirza was crowned as the ""Shah-E-Iran"" in a grand function held in Royal Palace, Tehran. This coronation was performed on the precious throne ""Thakt-E-Taus"" which was made by Emperor Shahjahan, and was taken away from India during the invasion of Nadir Shah in 1738 AD.
5/6/2000Saurav Ganguly wins the Ceat International Cricketer of the Year award 1999-2000.
8/6/1998The Maharashtra Government rejects the Srikrishna Commission findings on the 1992-93 communal riots and the serial blasts in Mumbai, but agrees to act on the panel's suggestions to refurbish the police force.
8/19/1993Sharad Pawar elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council from Pune.
6/13/196660 people were killed in a collision between two suburban trains of Bombay.
7/25/1961Delhi upgraded as an A-class city on the basis of provisional Census figures of 1961.
5/25/1915Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.