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Historical Event on 10/31/1997

Balmiki Prasad Singh takes over as Union Home Secretary. He succeeds K. Padmanabhaiah.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/20/1965Under the leadership of Commander M. S. Kohli, Indian Trackers concurred Mount Everest. Captain A. S. Chima and Sherpa Nawang Gombu were the first to reach the summit.
10/16/1990Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour.
2/14/1658Dara Sulaiman Shukoh was defeated in the struggle for Delhi throne Shuja's in the battle of Bahadurpur near Varanasi.
2/16/1997Tribal militants kill 21 persons in Tripura.
2/28/1919Gandhiji signs Satyagraha Pledge to secure withdrawal of Rowlatt Bills.
1/28/1898Nivedita, an Irish lady of Scottish descent, came to India.
3/9/1974Guru Amudan Sharma, famous Manipuri dance master, passed away.
11/22/1999A.B.Vajpayee, Prime Minister, expands cabinet as four more ministers join the ministry including Arun Shourie.
2/16/1993Dr. U.R. Ananta Murthy elected President of the Kendra Sahitya Academy.
1/17/1989Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole.