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Historical Event on 7/31/1992
Sitar maestro Pt. Ravishankar wins the Magsaysay Award.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/14/1993 | New governors for MP, Bihar, West Bengal & Tripura. |
2/6/1932 | Veena Das, revolutionary freedom fighter, shot Stenly Jackson, Governor of Calcutta at the convocation ceremony of B.A. degree, but Jackson was afraid and bend down, thus the aim was missed. |
9/23/1983 | Supreme Court upholds execution of criminals through hanging by rope. |
2/17/1998 | Re-poll is ordered in 599 polling stations spread over nine states, following reports of largescale booth capturing. The Election Commission is to probe malpractices in Madhepura, Baghpat and Patna. |
2/4/1994 | India elected to the executive boards of UNDP, UN Population Fund and UNICEF. |
2/6/1994 | World Marathi Chember of Commerce' established. |
6/1/1959 | National Aeronautical Research Laboratory (NARL) set up under CSIR with temporary offices in New Delhi. Dr. P. Nilakantan is appointed NARL's first Director. |
12/3/1971 | India recognises Bangladesh. Indian army marches into Bangladesh and joins hands with Mukti Bahini. Pakistani Army in Bangladesh surrenders to the Indian Commander. |
3/11/1992 | Dr. Anita B. Bose-Pfaff, daughter of Netaji, declines to accept the 'Bharat Ratna' conferred on her father. |
1/6/1987 | Jaidev, famous music director, passed away. |
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