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Historical Event on 5/31/1998

B. R. Rawat, an Indian diplomat, is assaulted by a Pakistani private security guard in Islamabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/25/1979Opening day of Fourth Test Cricket, India 8-112 v Pakistan at Kanpur.
5/23/1990Banarasi Das Gupta elected CM of Haryana following Om Prakash Chautala's resignation.
6/7/1998India emerges World Bank's single largest borrower with cumulative loans of 44 billion dollars.
9/17/1937Sitakant Mahapatra, 1933 Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Orria poet, was born.
4/15/1998Punjab men and Railways women emerge champions in the National Volleyball League in Patna.
1/28/1937Suman Kalyanpurkar, famous singer, was born.
5/27/1930Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was arrested during Salt Movement.
2/25/1993Kranti Renadev, a naxalite under trial in Andhra, freed.
1/4/1954Judge Mehr Chand Mahajan became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 22/12/1954.
10/5/1993Geet Sethi retained World Billiards title by beating Mike Russel.