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Historical Event on 3/31/1999

The PIO card, conferring privileges on persons of Indian origin settled abroad, is formally launched.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/8/1929Ventappa Musandra Muddiah, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 2 Tests 1959-61), was born in Bangalore.
4/5/1848Satara kingdom came to end.
1/24/1870Muddan, famous Kannad poet and novelist, was born.
4/29/1948Natraj Kamakshi, modern social reformer and journalist, passed away.
10/3/1977Indira Gandhi arrested on charges of official corruption in New Delhi.
3/29/1992Centenary celebrations of Tansa Dam held at Tansa. No of Seats of the Standing Committee and Education Committee increased from 20 to 27and 20 to 26 respectively and that of the B.E.S. & T. Committee from 12 to 17 (Vide Maharashtra Act XXI of 1992) (CIVIC).
11/10/1659Chhatrapati Shivaji killed Afzal Khan near Pratapgad Fort by a clever but undignified move.
10/28/1929Narotam Puna, cricketer (Bombay NZ off-spinner v England 1966), was born.
5/8/1994Harikant Jethwani, famous Sindhi litterateur, passed away.
9/14/1992Three days of heavy rains cause flooding in northern India and Pakistan claiming 2,500 lives.