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Historical Event on 7/31/1861

9,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam becomes a world record.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/12/1992Government asks CBI to probe the demolition of the masjid in Ayodhya.
4/10/1931Balasaheb Vikhe Patil, who worked in the region of Sahkar and Education, was born.
5/4/1854The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established.
11/21/1921Prince of Wales visited India and Congress observed all India strike.
2/1/194217 Indian Division's were withdrawn over vast stretches and the British evacuation in Burma was the longest in British military history. The Division was to subsequently extract terrible retribution from the Japanese Army during World War II and to destabilise the Indian Economy with forged notes of 5, 10 and 100 Rupees.
1/12/1966Shiri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), great freedom fighter, nationalist leader, social reformer, lawyer, prolific writer and politician, passed away.
2/20/1987Lok Dal splits over leadership issue.
7/6/1993JPC decides to send 'interrogatory letters' to PM's aide R. K. Khandekar, Sunil Mittal and 7 others.
12/12/1721Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb Peshwa), third Peshwa, was born.
1/18/1932Shyam Nandan Kishore, great educationist, was born at Muzaffarpur.