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Historical Event on 1/31/1960

Milkha Singh at Lahore sets record for 200m in 20.7s.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/2/1948Defence Minister announces the establishment of the National War Academy in Kharakvasla, Poona.
12/7/1992Religious riots swept across India in the wake of the destruction of the ancient Babri Masjid mosque by rampaging Hindu fanatics in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya yesterday. More than 800 people had been killed and hundreds injured as Muslim and Hindu mobs stabbed, shooted and beat each other. The violence had thrown the government into chaos and had spilled into the neighboring states of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The army had been called out to restore order in Bombay, where street battles left 41 dead. The stock market had been closed down and Parliament forced to adjourn. Advani quit as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
3/29/1992The expert committee recomends an autonomous council for the Jharkhand region of Bihar.
5/25/1996Maharashta govt. announces decision to revive Sri Krishna Commission set up to probe the 1993 Mumbai riots.
11/13/1922Mahadev Sadashivrao Ande, freedom fighter and political leader, was born.
8/13/1638Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, was born at Salwa.
4/23/1774British Commander Colonel Chapman defeated Rohilla's army and captured Ruhelkhand.
8/1/1996T. S. R. Subramaniam was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1998.
6/11/1901Pramathanath Bishi, professor and Hindi writer, was born.
6/26/1982First Boeing 707 of Air India `Gaurishankar' was crashed at Sahar Airport (Bombay).