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Historical Event on 1/31/1963
Peacock declared as National Bird of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/3/1996 | Deve Gowda, PM, to attend G-15 summit in Harare. This was his first foreign trip as PM. |
| 12/27/1926 | Imperial Airways announces the first scheduled air service to India from New Year in UK. |
| 12/22/1986 | India cricket team score 7-676 vs Sri Lanka at Kanpur. |
| 12/17/1996 | Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai. |
| 9/19/1990 | Planning Commission announces 8th Five-Year Plan proposals with a total outlay of Rs. 610,000 crore. |
| 5/26/1739 | Afghanistan was separated from the Indian empire as a result of a treaty signed between Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and Nadir Shah. |
| 9/5/1979 | Earl of Mountbatten's funeral held in Burma. |
| 12/4/1940 | Khurshid Novrojee, freedom fighter, was arrested for not giving prior intimation to go in tribal area. She had founded Gujarat, Kathiwad and Bombay Presidency ""Women Voluntary Amry"". |
| 11/25/1998 | Prof. K. S. Hegde (75), former Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University and educationist, dies in New Delhi. He was selected by the Government of India for overseas scholarship for post graduate studies and higher technical training abroad during the pre-independence era. |
| 6/22/1991 | M. Karunanidhi, DMK President, resigned from the Assembly. |
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