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Historical Event on 12/31/1738
Lord Charles Cornvalis, Governor General of India (1786-1793), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/12/1992 | The world's largest monolithic granite statue of Lord Buddha, weighing 350 tonnes, placed on the 'Rock of Gibraltar' in the midst of Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad. |
| 3/25/1931 | 50 killed in riots in India; Gandhi assaulted. |
| 9/30/1990 | Former Dy PM Devilal submits his letter of resignation. |
| 5/10/1979 | Indy Khabra, Soccer(Football) player, was born. |
| 1/3/1997 | Government announces setting up of a Central Board for bank frauds. |
| 9/10/1943 | Satyendra Chandra Bardhan, Vakkom Abdul Khader, Fouja Singh, Boniface Pereira and Anandan were hanged on charges of conspiracy to ""wage war against the King"" under the Ememy Agents Ordinance (which was given retrospective effect) at Madras Jail. They sang Vande Mataram and shouted ""Bharat Mata Ki Jai"" when they were being hanged. |
| 3/31/1992 | Madhav Sinh Solanki, External Affairs minister, resigns on Bofors letter issue. |
| 12/17/1991 | Narasimhan committee on Monetary Reforms recommends that there should not be any further nationalisation of banks. Loan-melas assailed. |
| 4/8/1919 | Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns. |
| 11/18/1974 | Rajni Pannikar,noted story writer, passed away. |
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