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Historical Event on 1/31/1994

Milind Desai, 12, the youngest editor in Gujarati journalism, died of leukemia.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/30/1920Rikhye Maj-Gen Indar Jit, Educationist and Former Army Officer, was born at Lahore.
5/14/1914Ekanath Dattatreya Kulkarni, educationist and writer, was born at Bhaloni, Tal Pandharpur.
7/14/1636Aurangzeb was appointed as Shahjahan by Viceroy of Deccan.
3/5/1999The indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher ''Pinaka'' is successfully test-fired at Chandipur-on-sea in Orissa.
10/28/1996Goa upset Karnataka to win their first Ranji Cricket Trophy game ever.
9/9/1812The first paper currency was issued by the Bank of Bengal. The notes of this bank were later printed by Perkins, Heath & Co. in England. They can be distinguished into at least 10 different types. They were issued in a wide range of denominations from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000.
6/26/1991Sharad Pawar joins Union Cabinet as Defence Minister.
1/10/1963Gold Control Measures Plan was started by the Government of India.
8/19/1946Cabinet Mission's plan announced an interim government, which was formed by reconstituting the Viceroy's Executive Council. The Muslim League took umbrage and started direct action. Riots broke out as Muslims attacked Hindu's in Calcutta and the rest of Bengal. The Viceroy persuaded the Muslim League to join the government. But the League declined to join the Constituent Assembly unless the demand for a seperate state of ""Pakistan"" was conceded.
1/30/1996Maharashtra govt. decides to make school education free up to 10th standard.