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Historical Event on 1/31/1961
Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha, first Chief Minister of Bihar, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/28/1984 | First floodlights lit ODI between India and Australia held outside of Australia at New Delhi. |
| 1/26/1950 | India became a Republic within the British Commonwealth and the Indian Air Force dropped its ""Royal"" prefix. At this time, it possessed six fighter squadrons of Spitfires, Vampires and Tempests, operating from Kanpur, Poona, Ambala and Palam, one B-24 bomber squadron, one C-47 Dakota transport squadron, one AOP flight, a communications squadron at Palam and a growing training organisation. |
| 9/23/1965 | The Indian Army secured the Kashmir Valley and the only object left was to clean out the remnants of the Gibraltar Force. Under the guidance of United Nations, the cease-fire came into effect. |
| 1/27/1995 | Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal open at Kochi port. |
| 9/27/1833 | Raja Rammohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician passed away at Stapleton Grove in England. |
| 12/15/1950 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, first deputy Prime Minister of independent India also known as the 'Iron Man' and Bharat Ratna awardee, died. |
| 3/21/1997 | Geet Sethi regains Gold Flake Open billiards in Chennai. |
| 8/14/1920 | Rushikesh Mulgaonkar, Air Chief Marshal (1976-78), was born. |
| 2/25/1976 | India announces plan to penalize parents who have more than two children. |
| 11/16/1991 | 60 percent of the 23 million voters exercise their franchise in the by-elections to 15 Lok Sahba and 56 Assembly seats in 14 states. |
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