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Historical Event on 7/31/1946
Jinnah threatens sanctions of ""Direct Action"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1854 | The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855. |
| 6/22/1897 | The Chafekar brothers, Damodar and Balkrishna, shot British Officer Rand in Pune. This event played a very important role in the revolutionary freedom fighter. |
| 6/20/1897 | Ratnakant Barkakti, famous Assamia poet, was born. |
| 8/20/1921 | The Mopla revolt, one of the important uprisings of India, was started at Kerala. |
| 2/11/1818 | Britishers captured the 'Ajinkyatara' fort which belonged to the Marathas. |
| 4/12/1967 | U. Thant,UN Secretary General, receives the first Nehru Award for international understanding. |
| 11/8/1932 | Sankhla Badluram, great industrialist, was born in Delhi. |
| 5/5/1916 | Giani Zail Singh, President of India, was born in Sandhwan village, Punjab. |
| 10/26/1995 | India decides to go ahead with Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme in the wake of US stand to supply $370 million arms package to Pakistan. |
| 3/17/1999 | GM Dibyendu Barua and IWM S. Vijayalakshmi (both India) won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Asian Zonal chess championship in Mumbai. |
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