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Historical Event on 1/31/1931
Gangadhar Mahambre, famous Mmarathi writer, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/30/1976 | Shankar Puroshattam Mulgaonkar 'Raghuvir', famous painter, passed away. |
| 8/3/1905 | Uma Datt Sraswat, famous writer, was born at Biswan in U.P. |
| 7/20/1905 | First Partition of Bengal, which was proposed by Lord Curzon, was accepted by British Government's Minister of India. |
| 11/1/1983 | Rajiv Gandhi, 48, who was chosen to succeed his assassinated mother, was sworn in as Prime Minister in New Delhi today. Across the Jamuna River, in a Sikh slum, evidence was found of the enormous political problems the new Prime Minister faced. The bodies of at least 95 Sikhs were discovered. The Indian army had also been ordered into nine other cities. Religious warfare between Sikhs and Hindus had claimed at least 1,000 lives since Indira Gandhi was assassinated. The security guards who killed her were both Sikhs. US Secretary of State George Shultz, who attended the funeral, assured the new Prime Minister of US interest in a ""strong and stable India."" US-Indian relations had been strained recently because of United States support for Pakistan. Shultz called for a ""renewed positive trend"" in re |
| 12/13/1991 | Justice M. H Kania of Maharashtra sworn in as the 23rd Chief Justice of India. |
| 9/12/1627 | Ibrahim Adilshah died. |
| 2/28/1950 | The Finance Minister announces the setting up of the Planning Commission with Nehru and Nanda as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively. |
| 4/1/1889 | Hindu', English language newspaper changed its perodicity from weekly (20/09/1888) to daily. |
| 12/17/1971 | Ceasefire between India & Pakistan in Kashmir and end of Indo-Pak war. |
| 12/14/1955 | Henry Heras, famous artist and an active member of the Indian Historical Records Commission, died in Bombay. |
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