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Historical Event on 3/31/1997

Forex reserves touch a record $ 22.36 billions.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/20/1986A restructured 20-point programme announced.
2/10/1979Itanagar was declared as capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
6/8/1997Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Assam Chief Minister, has a narrow escape as a powerful remote-controlled bomb exploded in Maligaon area of Guwahati.
1/10/1955The Auxiliary Air Force squadrons were equipped with the HAL-designed HT-2 trainer - officially introduced into service.
4/13/1889Balkrishna A. Pillai, litterateur and journalist, was born.
9/5/1846Sir Charles Metkaf, Governor General of East India Company, died.
7/20/1903British to increase size of Royal Army in India.
6/11/1921Snehlata, social reformer and politician, was born at Mathura, U.P.
12/26/1999Shankar Dayal Sharma (81), former President of India, died in New Delhi.
6/27/1915Khanderao Moreshwar Rangnekar, 3 test matches, 33 runs, vs Australia in 1947-48, was born at Mumbai.