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Historical Event on 3/31/1999

The PIO card, conferring privileges on persons of Indian origin settled abroad, is formally launched.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.
5/26/1935Swami Mrigendra Channaya, great Social Scientist in Maharashtra, was born.
6/20/1996Govt. of India declares at Geneva conference on 'Global Ban On Nuclear Testing' that it won't sign the CTBT.
10/22/1999The Prime Minister warns of more 'hard decisions'.
4/8/1774Narayan Rao's posthumous son, Madhav Rao, was seen as a challenge to Raghunath Rao only when he was 10 days old.
12/15/1988Landslide victory for GNLF in Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections.
12/29/1984Rajiv Gandhi claims for Indian Prime Minister post after his landslide majority in 8th General Elections.
10/9/1874Nicholas Roerich, great professor, master, artist, scientist, educator, writer, designer, poet, explorer and humanitarian, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He led artistic and scientific expedition in Himalayas and settled in Kulu valley.
3/24/1924Virendrakumar Bhattacharya, Gyanpeeth award winner and Assamia novelist, was born.
2/15/1992Sain Swami Gangeshwaranandji, chief of `Udasin Sampraday', passed away.