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Historical Event on 5/31/1997

Fourth National Games opened at Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/4/1993Mulayam Singh Yadav, takes over as CM of UP; Bhairon Singh Sekhawat of Congress sworn in as CM of Rajasthan.
1/12/1990Vimal Kumar and Madhumita Bisht retain National badminton titles.
10/16/1999Dr. Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, is elected president of the 138-nation Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
12/14/2000The Government declares the 10-day old postal strike illegal as per the provisions of the Industrial Dispute Act.
1/31/1949Maharajas of Baroda and Kolhapur decide to merge their states with Bombay.
11/13/1999A woman commits 'sati' in Satpura village in Mohaba district of Uttar Pradesh
6/5/1996United Front Govt's Common Minimum Programme announced.
8/11/1956The Lok Sabha passed the States Reorganisation Act.
4/3/1926Muslim-Hindu riots destroy temples, killing 12, wounding 100 in Calcutta.
1/24/1951Nehru assails US. demand for UN to name Peking as aggressor in Korea, New Delhi.