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Historical Event on 7/31/1940

Udham Singh, fiery revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by the British Government in the Pantone Villa Jail, London.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/9/1995India celebrated 53rd anniversary of Quit India movement.
10/13/1679More than 20,000 lives were claimed near Massurla Pattanam city, costal area of South India, in a severe storm.
7/3/1987The Festival of India in the USSR, to be inaugurated, is the largest cultural manifestation to be held by our country.
6/11/1999India provided incontrovertible tape evidence of Pakistan's involvement in the Kargil sector. The Indian army killed 23 intruders in the Batalik and Dras sectors but lost 15 of its men.
7/25/1938Gautam Kalicharan, famous Hindi poet, was born.
5/3/1969Shri Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) became the acting President of India.
10/26/1999The Government rejected the demand that Rajiv Gandhi's name be deleted from the chargesheet in the Bofors case.
1/1/1976Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started.
11/18/1936V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, great freedom fighter, social reformer, politician, prolific writer and leader, died.
7/19/1974Udham Singh's, revolutionary, ashes brought to Delhi from London.