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Historical Event on 12/31/1941

Milkha Singh Govindsingh Amritsar, cricketer (brother of Kripal Singh, Indian batsman in 4 Tests), was born in Madras.

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2/18/1997Dhaniram Baruah, controversial heart surgeon who claimed to have transplanted a pig's heart into one of his patients, released on bail in Guwahati.
2/28/1928C. V. Raman invented 'Raman Effect' of scattered light, which led him in achieving the 'Nobel Prize'.
7/3/1979Construction of the main second Howrah Bridge (Vidyasagar Setu) started.
12/14/1969Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) v Australia at Calcutta.
4/2/1970Privy purses and special privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.
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3/1/1910The Dalai Lama is welcomed in Darjeeling.