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Historical Event on 7/31/1996
Joginder Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/97).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/13/1997 | A mob, allegedly of Shiv Sainiks, attacks and ransacks official residences of Congress leaders Chagan Bhujbal and Madhukar Pichad (Assembly). |
| 5/12/1997 | Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan agree to set up joint working groups on a range of issues to be identified by Foreign Secretaries. |
| 12/5/1951 | Abanindranath Tagore, a great Modern Indian Painter, passed away. |
| 11/29/1945 | Ugoslaviya in Rajshahi was ended. |
| 1/1/1664 | Shivaji marched towards Surat. |
| 9/3/1916 | Annie Besant started 'Home Rule' movement. |
| 11/19/1838 | Keshab Chandra Sen (1838-84), nationalist leader of Bengal, was born in Calcutta. He was one of the first Indians to sow the seeds of secularism in the country. He joined the Brahmo Samaj in 1857 but seperated from it in 1866 and founded Brahma Samaj of India, a radical offshoot of the Adi Brahmo Samaj. |
| 12/15/1943 | The Vengeance suffered numerous defects and teething troubles, necessitating temporary withdrawal from the two IAF squadrons, but the problems were eventually mitigated if not eradicated, and No. 8 Sqn flew its first operational Vengeance sorties against Japanese targets from Double Moorings, Chittagong. |
| 10/28/1929 | Narotam Puna, cricketer (Bombay NZ off-spinner v England 1966), was born. |
| 1/10/1997 | The second leg of the Indian Satellite circuit held in Ahmedabad. |
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