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Historical Event on 3/31/1913
Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir George Sydneham Clerk.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/31/1948 | Cities swept by riots in wake of Gandhi murder. |
| 11/16/1990 | Chandrasekhar Government wins confidence motion of 280 for 214 against and 11 abstained (17 members were absent). |
| 12/21/1998 | The Viswabharati University in Calcutta presents the 'Deshikottama' award to Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen. |
| 2/21/1998 | Romesh Bhandari, U.P. Governor, dismisses the Kalyan Singh Government and inducts an 18-member ministry headed by Jagadambika Pal of the Loktantrik Congress Party. BJP moves the Allahabad High Court. BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, A. B. Vajpayee, goes on a ""fast-unto-death"". |
| 7/9/1755 | E Braddock, British General, was mortally wounded during French & Indian War. |
| 11/15/1992 | 37 die in a landslide at Meghamalai near Chinnamanur. |
| 8/8/2000 | S.Nijalingappa (97), former Karnataka Chief Minister, died at his residence in Chitradurga. |
| 5/1/1902 | Tornodo hit Dhaka part of Bengal, claims 416 lives. |
| 5/11/1995 | In central Kashmir, militants burnt the Charar-e-Sherif shrine (the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Noorudin Noorani) built in 1460 by Zain-ul- Abidin. |
| 1/11/1960 | Pakistan and India agree on disputed boundary between Punjab and W. at Pakistan. |
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