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Historical Event on 10/31/1994

26 die as cyclone lashes Tamil Nadu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1938The last batch of the political prisioners sailed back to the mainland from the Cellular Jail.
8/3/1984Bomb attack at Madras airport claims 32 lives.
2/4/1994India elected to the executive boards of UNDP, UN Population Fund and UNICEF.
10/22/1997Indian veterans take winning 3-0 lead against Pakistan in the five-match cricket series.
8/15/1969Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department of Atomic Energy.
2/22/1944Kasturba Gandhi passed away in British imprisonment in Aga Khan Palace at Pune.
1/27/1948Gandhiji visits Mehrauli Muslim Fair.
12/6/1997Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.
9/29/1994Gulf nations suspend Indian flights on account of plague epidemic.
1/25/1856Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians.