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Historical Event on 7/31/1861
9,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam becomes a world record.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/26/1985 | Rajiv Gandhi and Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq meet in Delhi and agree not to attack nuclear plants in each other's country. |
| 4/19/1976 | Maharshi Dayanand University established in Haryana. |
| 2/27/1854 | Lord Dalhousie captured Jhansi under the East India Company. |
| 1/2/1878 | Mannathu Padmanabhan, great social worker and first president of the Tranvancore Devasworn Board, was born at Perunna village, Kerala State. |
| 8/6/1933 | Kripal Singh Govindsingh, Amritsar, India, 100* on debut v NZ 1959, was born at Madras. |
| 9/22/1952 | Bapiraju Adiv, famous Telgu novelist, poet and author, died. |
| 5/12/1993 | Lok Sabha okays extension of President's rule in the former BJP-ruled states. |
| 2/14/1755 | Raghuji Bhosle, great fighter of Bhosle gharana in Nagpur, passed away. |
| 6/22/1910 | Mohommed Hussain `Azad', great Urdu poet, eassy writer and critic, died. |
| 5/3/1994 | Election Commission recognises DMK headed by M. Karunanidhi as the rightful claimant to the symbol of rising sun and the flag reserved for it. |
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