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Historical Event on 1/31/1983
The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/28/1994 | Leaders attack trade protectionism. |
| 3/1/1950 | The population figure for India is announced as 347,340,000. |
| 2/25/1869 | Anand Shankar Bapubhai Dhruv, Sanskrit Pandit and editor of monthly magzine 'Vasant' , was born. |
| 12/5/1872 | Bhai Vir Singh, great poet, social worker, writer, educationist, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Amritsar. |
| 8/17/1986 | In the Jehovah's Witnesses' case, the Supreme Court rules that ""singing National Anthem is not obligatory"". |
| 8/16/1901 | Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born. |
| 2/18/1994 | India rejects OIC offer to mediate on Kashmir. |
| 1/17/1909 | Bejoy Kumar Sinha, journalist and social worker, was born at Kanpur. |
| 1/12/1990 | Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years. |
| 9/11/1948 | Mohammad Ali Jinnah, father of Pakistan, died. |
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