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Historical Event on 7/31/1940

Udham Singh, fiery revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by the British Government in the Pantone Villa Jail, London.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/19/1970First Indian-made MIG-21 handed over to the Air Force. Privy purses and privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.
2/1/1964Unit Trust of India' established.
2/14/1996President dedicates 55,000-seated Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kochi to the nation.
1/5/1988India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind.
5/15/1992BSE closed.
9/24/1997I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, formally stated India's claim to permanent membership of Security Council at the U.N. General Assembly meeting.
6/1/1874East India Company was dissolved.
11/1/1999SC refuses to interfere with the Delhi High Court order in TRAI case.
1/22/1973Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationalist, passed away.
11/15/1949Nathuram Vinayak Godse and Narayan Dattatreya Apte were hanged in Ambala Jail for Gandhi's murder.