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Historical Event on 5/31/1988

Dwarika Prasad Mishra, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1992Congress (I) government led by Rajkumar Dorendra Singh sworn in in Manipur.
10/6/1893Meghnad N. Saha, astrophysicist, was born. In 1920, he developed the 'Thermal Ionization Equation', which has remained fundamental in all works on stellar atmospheres. This equation has been widely applied to the interpretation of stellar spectra, which are characteristic of the chemical composition of the light source.
6/20/1946Kashmir authorities arrest President-elect Nehru for refusing to obey an order banning him from the state.
2/3/1977Government relaxes rules of Emergency to permit normal political activity and electioneering.
5/4/1980Coal Mine Worker's Day established.
7/31/1990Charan Singh Rathi at New Delhi sets record for 20 km W. in 1.25.48\_\_.
9/13/1998Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand is appointed Chief Justice of India.
3/18/1922Mohandas K. Gandhi ""Mahatma,"" the great spirit, sentenced by British authorities to six years in prison for sedition at Sabarmati. Gandhi was sentenced just eight days after he was arrested. The British acted hastily after government officials in London and India were criticized for not arresting him sooner. In London, the Secretary of State for India was forced to resign because of the controversy over Gandhi. In India, the arrests of Gandhi and other Indian nationalists had only increased sympathy for their cause.
2/26/1996Parliament's budget session opens.
11/15/1998Naresh & Girdhari Lal Yadav win the National Enterprise sailing championship in Mumbai.