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Historical Event on 5/31/1891
Buddhagaya Mahabodhi Society, an organization to encourage Buddhist studies in India and abroad, was established by a Buddhist monk Anagarika Dharmapala.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/25/2000 | India lifts the Asia Cup sub-junior hockey championship in Kuala Lumpur. |
| 4/1/1998 | Prabhat Kumar, a 1963 batch IAS officer, was appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India. He succeeded T.S.R. Subramaniam and held the office till 31-10-2000. |
| 7/20/1911 | Mohammed Baqa Jilani Khan, Indian cricket fast bowler (Test 1936), was born in Jullandur. |
| 7/8/1988 | More than 100 people were killed and several injured as Bangalore-Trivandrum Island Express fell into Ashtamudi lake at Perumon in Quilon district of Kerala. |
| 9/30/1900 | Mohommad Ali Chhagla, former central minister, was born. |
| 2/7/1954 | The present cres: the motto ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted. In 1989, Hindi lettering of ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted. |
| 3/7/1956 | A gigantic steel tube plant opened in Jamshedpur. It was the first of its kind in India. |
| 11/21/1899 | Harekrushna Mahtab, freedom fighter, politician, industrialist and writer, was born at Agarpara district Balasore, Orissa. |
| 7/20/1898 | Krishna Kanta Handique, great linguist, educationist, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Jorhat. |
| 8/28/1997 | Tiwari and Surinderjit Kaur set national records in hammer throw in Federation Cup Athletics. |
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