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Historical Event on 7/31/1912
Allan Octavian, great social reformer, patriot, lawyer, journalist and politician, passed away at the age of 84.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/3/1969 | Dr. Zakir Hussain(1897-1969), third President of India and the first Muslim President who occupied this office on 13 May, 1967, passed away. He is also remembered as an educationist. |
| 7/10/2000 | Pete Sampras wins his 7th singles Wimbledon title and his 13th Grand Slam title overtaking Roy Emerson's 12 titles. |
| 6/16/1998 | Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime Minister, meets her Indian couterpart A B Vajpayee in New Delhi. |
| 6/16/1998 | Maharana Pratap, great revolutionary, soldier and freedom fighter, was born. |
| 3/1/1818 | Singhgad won by the Britishers after the end of Peshwa kingdom. |
| 1/7/1761 | Third Battle of Panipat: Ahmed Shah Abdali, the ruler of Afghanistan, defeats the Marathas; Maratha imperialism checked. |
| 7/4/1902 | Swami Vivekanand (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta), Indian religious leader and social reformer, died at Memorial Rock, KanyaKumari. His brilliant career came to a sudden end only at the age of 39. |
| 5/31/1997 | Fourth National Games opened at Bangalore. |
| 4/5/1979 | First Naval Museum of India established in Bombay. |
| 5/12/1987 | Britain's HMS Hermes becomes Indian Navy's second aircraft carrier named INS Viraat. |
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