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Historical Event on 5/31/1996

J. H. Patel sworn in Karnataka CM.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1999Dr. S. Srinivasan (58), Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Thiruvananthapuram, died.
12/15/1950Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, first deputy Prime Minister of independent India also known as the 'Iron Man' and Bharat Ratna awardee, died.
4/29/1848Raja Ravi Verma, famous classic, prolific painter and great Indian Artist, was born in Kilimanoor, Kerala.
11/7/1990Lawrence Durrell, great Indian English and author (Mount Olive), passed away at the age of 78.
4/30/1981C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-02-1985.
8/5/1921Malhi Govind, modern Sindhi novelist, was born.
4/29/1960Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away.
3/18/1972First Indian Book Fair was organised by National Book Trust in New Delhi.
4/27/1997CBI decides to prosecute Bihar CM Laloo Prasad Yadav, former CM Dr. Jagannath Mishra, Union Minister Chandra Deo Prasad Verma and 53 others in the Rs. 950 crore fodder scam case.
7/20/1957India's biggest sheet-glass manufacturing factory formally opened in Hazaribagh, Bihar.