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Historical Event on 7/31/1980

Muhammad Rafi, famous playback singer, died at the age of 40.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1980Mughals, under the leadership of Akbar, defeated Hindu ruler Hemu in the second battle of Panipat.
12/10/1907Rudyard Kipling, author of `The Jungle Book' and `Kim', received the Nobel prize for literature.
1/30/1999Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna.
11/30/1909Gandhiji reaches South Africa.
10/9/1996PVN Rao granted anticipatory bail in St. Kitts forgery case till Oct. 14.
7/14/1997Eleventh Presidential election with K.R.Narayanan and T.N. Seshan as candidates; 732 out of 775 MPs and 3893 out of 4058 MLAs cast their ballots.
4/28/1986Malayalam film `Chidambaram' directed by G. Aravindan wins best feature film award and Shyam Benegal bags the Best Director award for the Hindi film 'Trikal'.
8/20/1909Urmila Devi Shastri, freedom fighter, was born at Srinagar.
11/5/1999The CBI arrests the Bihar Road Construction Minister Illiyas Hussain and conducts raids in the Bitumen scam case.
8/29/1974Lokdal Party established under the presidency of Chaudhary Charansingh.