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Historical Event on 1/31/1992

The Securities and Exchange Board of India given statutory power as an autonomous body.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/21/2000The Samata Party National Executive elects Mrs. Jaya Jaitley as its president.
4/10/1997Kerala becomes the first state to have public telephones in all its villages, accessible over STD/ISD from any part of the world.
1/21/1945Shri Rashbehari Basu, great revolutionary, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, passed away at Tokyo, Japan, at the age of 60.
9/2/1970Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi.
6/10/1928Papan Ramchand Panjabi, cricket test umpire for 7 tests from 1978-81, was born in Mumbai.
9/27/1958Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais.
6/7/1631Begum Mumtaj Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan, Emperor of India, passed away at Burhanpur a few hours after the birth of a daughter. She was married in 1612 and the Taj Mahal was built for her.
8/17/1986In the Jehovah's Witnesses' case, the Supreme Court rules that ""singing National Anthem is not obligatory"".
2/24/1986Rukmini Devi passed away.
10/13/1911Ashok Kumar Ganguly, famous film actor, was born. He is the recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award.