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Historical Event on 12/31/1993

Manipur placed under President's rule; Bangarappa launches Karnataka Congress Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/16/1860First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa.
11/5/1928R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, was born.
9/7/1999Haider Noorani, BJP candidate for the Anantang Lok Sabha seat, killed in bomb blast.
3/26/1977Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet.
10/25/1980Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous Urdu poet, died.
8/15/1997IWM Vijayalakshmi wins Asian Zonal Women's Chess tournament in Tehran.
3/5/1995India and China agree to open two new border points including Nathu La (Sikkim) to facilitate meetings between their military personnel.
8/25/1997Konkan Railway line in Goa, except for a short stretch between Pernem and Maharashtra border, becomes operational.
7/1/1952Olympic Games open at Helsinki.
12/10/1998Dr. Gurudev S. Khush, rice breeder at the International Rice Research Institute, Philippines, and Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram, wheat breeder at the International Wheat and Maize Improvement Centre, Mexico, share the Rank Prize announced in London.