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Historical Event on 5/31/1970

Indira Gandhi called for international help as the civil war in Bangladesh, or East Pakistan, had turned two million people into refugees. Many of them were suffering from cholera and smallpox. The authorities of West Pakistan refused to care for them, and India couldn't afford to.

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9/1/1962Shivaji University was established in Kolhapur.
5/28/1989Kerala diocese of Marathakavalli was the first Christian priest in India.
5/28/1989Sher Shah defeats Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi.
12/4/1997Lok Sabha was dissolved with immediate effect and new House was to be constituted by March 15 next.
8/4/1923Nagpur University started working.
9/17/1879E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, prominent leader of Dravid movement and social reformer, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu.
1/19/1982Bombay High Court finds allegations against Chief Minister A. R. Antulay justified. Antulay resigns.
10/17/1999Indian men bagged bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang.