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Historical Event on 1/31/1997

Merger of SCICI and ICICI confirmed with effect from 1/4/1996.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/1/1978In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females.
1/24/1921T. N. Raina, former Army Chief and High Commissioner of Canada, was born.
10/24/1994The Supreme Court refused to answer Presidential reference on Ayodhya and acquisition of disputed land was upheld.
12/30/1974Opening of the fifth Indian Film Festival. It was presided over by Satyajit Ray at New Delhi.
9/8/1897Lokmanya Tilak charged in anti-national activity case.
7/5/1997Janata Dal splits. Laloo Prasad Yadav forms Rashtriya Janata Dal and Sharad Yadav was elected as the Janta Dal president.
8/2/1958Arshad Ayub, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 13 Tests between 1987-89), was born in Hydrabad.
1/11/1975Oil struck in third Bombay High rig.
5/6/2000Saurav Ganguly wins the Ceat International Cricketer of the Year award 1999-2000.
11/18/1999Three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including its Chief Commander, are killed in a fierce encounter with Special Operations Group (SOG) in Jammu and Kashmir.