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Historical Event on 7/31/1985
Lalit Maken, Congress (I) M.P, his wife and a visitor at their residence in Delhi were shot down by terrorists.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/13/1857 | Sir Ronald Ross, bacteriologist, member of Indian Medical service, Nobel awardee and editor of 'Science Progress', was born at Almora, UP. |
| 6/30/1993 | AN-12 phasing out marked the end of a glorious chapter of transport operations in the IAF. |
| 3/27/1977 | The government revoked the national Emergency promulgated on Dec. 3, 1971. |
| 7/2/1950 | Yusuf Meharali, socialist leader, died. |
| 5/17/1887 | Ranglal Bandopadhyay, Bengali poet, essay-writer and journalist, passed away. |
| 3/26/1969 | Romesh Chandra, secretary general of the World Peace Council, receives the Lenin prize |
| 3/5/1997 | Pravin Thipsay wins the United Insurance GM chess tournament in Dhaka. |
| 4/25/1955 | Syed Mohammad Zamin Ali, great educationist, poet, editor, writer, professor and founder-member of the Hindustani Academy, passed away. |
| 1/20/1948 | 1. Bomb exploded near Birla House during a prayer meeting of Gandhi. 2. Three member UN Commission for investigation/mediation on Kashmir. 3. K.M. Cariappa succeeded Lieutenant General D. Rissell as the Army Commander, Delhi and East Punjab and was responsible for conducting the operation in Kashmir. |
| 6/13/1996 | Govt. extends for another 2 years the ban imposed on LTTE w.e.f. 14/6/1996 under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. |
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