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Historical Event on 1/31/1961
Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha, first Chief Minister of Bihar, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/5/2000 | Lala Amarnath (88), former Indian cricketer, died in New Delhi. |
| 11/13/1953 | Richard Nixon, the US Vice President, arrives in New Delhi. |
| 1/11/1996 | Canadian PM Jean Chretien visits New Delhi. |
| 1/16/1992 | For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat. |
| 1/16/1992 | Pedro Cabral departs from Pourtugol with 13 ships to India. |
| 3/2/1913 | Bhavaniprasad Mishra was born. |
| 4/15/1975 | Janata Party's `People's March' to Parliament. |
| 5/18/1995 | Criminal Law (Amendment Bill, 1995) introduced in Parliament to replace the 10-year-old controversial TADA Act. |
| 4/28/1945 | Ajit Manohar Pai, cricketer (one Test India v NZ 1969), was born in Bombay. |
| 8/25/1917 | The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission. |
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