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Historical Event on 3/31/1996

Karnataka defeat Tamil Nadu in first innings to win Ranji Trophy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/27/1960Presidential orders were issued on the report of the Committee of Parliament on official Languages which includes issues relating to preparation of terminology (Hindi glossaries, Hindia translation of codes and procedural literature, imparting training in Hindi to employees propagation of Hindi, language of bills, language to be used in the Supreme Court and High Court etc).
8/17/1958Sir John Hubert Marshal, excavator of Mohan-Jo-Daro and Takshashila, died.
10/13/1991PM Rao leaves for Harare to attend the Commonwealth heads of government meeting.
6/29/1873Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, first Bengali modern poet, died.
9/3/1905Kamlapati Tripathi, leader of Indian National Congess, was born.
3/28/1995Haridev Joshi, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan and former Governor of Assam Meghalay, passed away.
12/31/1706Francois Martin, founder of Pondicherry and was its first Governor General, died. He founded Pondicherry, the future capital of French India in 1674.
7/23/1964Samrendranath Roy, great statistician, passed away.
4/24/1929First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off.
4/30/1870Dadasaheb Phalke alias Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke was born at Trymbakeshwar near Nasik, Maharashtra. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' and founded Phalke & Co. at Bombay. He was a director, producer, writer, editor & laboratorian, portrait photographer and also a scene-painter.