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Historical Event on 7/31/1865

Jagannath Sunkersett, great social worker, educationist and sculptor of modern Mumbai, passed away at the age of 62.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/2/1984Army takes control in Punjab as 22 people are killed in Sikh struggle for autonomy. The state is declared a restricted area under the Foreigners' Act.
12/17/1971Ceasefire between India & Pakistan in Kashmir and end of Indo-Pak war.
7/4/1989Union Deputy Ministers were promoted to the rank of Ministers of State.
7/16/1996The four basin states of Narmada valley - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra - reach agreement to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat to 436' after which hydrological studies will be done for 5 years to decide whether the height should be raised to the awarded 455'.
10/28/2000The Royal Canadian Mounted police arrest two Sikhs, Ripudaman Singh Malik (53) and Ajaib Singh Bagri (51), in Vancouver in connection with the downing of Air India Boeing 747 en route from Canada to London in 1985.
7/29/1980India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics.
5/20/1972Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of 2nd Howrah bridge at Calcutta.
6/10/1888Balraj Bhalla, revolutionary, was born.
10/23/1919Lord Curzon, ex-Viceroy of India, takes over as Former Secretary from Tory leader Arthur Balfour in London
9/13/1997India drubs Maldives in SAFF football final in Kathmandu.