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Historical Event on 1/31/1997

Government raises quantity of gold that can be brought into the country by non-residents to 10 kg. (from the existing 5).

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/1/1986Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit.
2/18/1911Under the auspices of the British Army, French pilot Henry Pequet makes the first official airmail flight from Allahabad to Naini Junction.
9/22/1999India asks Pakistan to prevent the reported attempt by the JKLF to cross the Line of Control (LOC) on October 4.
1/18/1970Kishan Singh at Cuttack sets record for 50 Km W.in 4.19.48.
4/14/1659Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara Shukoh to capture the throne of Delhi.
7/29/1911Mohan Bagan became the first Indian football team to win the I.F.A. Shield.
9/22/1992Harshad Mehta released after 110 days in jail.
6/6/1924S. R. Bommai, former President of Janata Dal, was born.
4/15/1919British troops kill 400 Indians, who were demonstrating against the British rule at Amritsar for the forced marshall law on Punjab.
7/27/199511 Cong-I and National Conference activists were gunned down in J&K after they were abducted from their homes.