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Historical Event on 3/31/1993

Kidnapped cardiac surgeon Dr. Abdul Ahad Guroo killed in Srinagar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/24/1966Atul Chandrakant Bedade, cricketer (Indian ODI batsman from 1994), was born in Bombay.
10/24/1856Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was arrested by the British Government at Sambalpur for distributing grains from the warehouse to the people. He was sent to jail at Raipur.
10/15/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b-1918), the South African black nationalist leader who arrived in India on a five-day visit. He is the first non-Asian to get this honour.
3/16/1910Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi sr, England & India), was born in Pataudi, Punjab.
12/28/1972C. Rajagopalachari, the only Indian Governor General, died.
7/2/1757Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula was captured and assassinated. He was stabbed with a knife by Muhammad Beg at the instance of Miran, son of Mir Zafar.
4/10/1997Kerala becomes the first state to have public telephones in all its villages, accessible over STD/ISD from any part of the world.
7/19/1965Batukeshwar Dutt, great revolutionary, passed away.
10/26/1814British General Governor declared war against Nepal.
4/1/1878Calcutta Museum was opened for general public.