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Historical Event on 1/31/1931

Gangadhar Mahambre, famous Mmarathi writer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/3/1999Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, well-known agricultural scientist, is selected for the UNESCO Gandhi gold medal.
8/27/1604Guru Granth Sahib was established in the Golden Temple of Amritsar.
1/14/1959Indira Gandhi, Nehru's daughter, emerges as leading choice for president in New Delhi.
2/20/1992Pandit Gauri Shankar, famous dance director in Hindi films, passed away.
5/1/1964Ravishankar University was established at Raipur in Madhya Pradesh.
4/4/1999India routed China 5-0 in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group I second round play-off in Calcutta.
10/24/1851First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km.
2/14/1989Supreme Court orders Union Carbide Coporation of USA and Union Carbide India Limited to pay $470 millions (about Rs. 710 crores) in full and final settlement of all claims out of the Bhopal gas Disaster Litigation tragedy of 1985.
7/8/199125 tonnes of gold moved to London from India to raise $ 200 million loan.
5/30/196269 killed in a bus crash near Ahmedabad.