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Historical Event on 3/31/1997

Lakhubhai Pathak, prominent NRI businessman who had accused Narasimha Rao of cheating $ 100,000, died in London.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/15/1831First Marathi Almanac (Panchang) started by Ganpat Krishnaji.
11/3/1966Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000.
5/18/1966Panchanan Maheshwari, great Indian scientist of botany, passed away. He studied the morphology, anatomy and embryology of some angiosperms, the class of plants which produce flowers. He discovered species of plants like ""Panchanania Jaipuriensis and Isoeted Panchananil."" He wrote two authoritative books, 'An Introduction to the Embryology of Angiosperms' & 'Recent Advances in Embryology on Angiosperms'. In 1951, he founded the International Society of plant Morphologists.
2/21/1952The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras.
5/18/1974Jayaprakash Narayan led a procession against economic conditions in Patna. There was lathi charged and he issued a call for total revolution. He also started the 'Citizens for Democracy' movement.
3/22/1964200 die in communal violence in the industrial towns of Jamshedpur and Rourkela.
1/18/1997SC says telephone tapping is violation of fundamental rights but permits it by government in special circumstances.
10/31/1997Balmiki Prasad Singh takes over as Union Home Secretary. He succeeds K. Padmanabhaiah.
3/27/1990A 10-member Progressive Democratic Front Ministry led by Churchill Alemao sworn in Goa.
8/30/1751Sir Robert Clive exhibited a heroic feat when the British troops captured Arcot form Chanda Saheb.