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Historical Event on 10/31/1997

Balmiki Prasad Singh takes over as Union Home Secretary. He succeeds K. Padmanabhaiah.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/1997Sher Shah defeats Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi.
7/29/1802Agreement between Gaikwad of Baroda and Britishers about the army.
10/18/1995Baby Naaz (Anuradha Bhakkar), famous child actor, died.
6/11/1930A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more.
9/12/1932Vijaya Shriniwas Jahagirdas, famous Marathi story writer and poet, was born.
11/18/1961The Navy went into action under the command of Rear Admiral BS Soman, then Flag Officer Commanding, Indian Fleet. The ships conducted their mission in three geographical areas for liberating Goa .
10/10/2000The world's first elected woman Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike died of heart attack in Colombo.
9/8/1911Anand Gopal Sheorey, great Hindi writer, litterateur and journalist, was born at Sausar in Madhya Pradesh.
9/1/1998Leaded petrol is banned in Delhi.
12/24/1880Pattabhi Sitaramayya, politician and president of Indian National Congress, was born in Andhra Pradesh.