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Historical Event on 1/31/1986

Shri Vishwanath More, famous music director, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/13/1988Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit.
9/14/1949Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate.
1/10/1908Gandhiji adopts word, ""Satyagraha"" in place of ""Passive Resistance"". Sentenced to two months' imprisonment for failure to leave Transvaal.
9/5/1987Shanbagh, Vandana Rao, Shiny and Usha sets record in the women's category for 4x400m race in 3.31.55 seconds at Rome .
1/16/1990All Governors asked to resign.
6/3/1895Kavalam Madhava Panikkar, historian and Indian diplomat (Asia & Western Dominance), was born.
10/28/1998The 1998 Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award is presented to 11 young scientists.
3/14/1997Border Security Force discovers a 34-metre long tunnel in the Ajnala Sub-sector of the Punjab border with Pakistan.
1/14/1938Belur Math, new temple, was consecrated in Calcutta.
2/24/1936Laxmibai Tilak, famous marathi poet, passed away.