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Historical Event on 10/31/1994

26 die as cyclone lashes Tamil Nadu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/18/1859Tatya Tope (his original name was Ramchandra Raghunath Tope) a leader of Sepoy Mutiny, was captured in April, courtmarshalled and hanged at Sivpuri for 1857 Indian Mutiny.
7/2/1928Nandkishor Bal, great Odia poet, passed away.
3/17/1905Narsinghcharya Purohit Tirunarayan Iyyangar, famous Kannad poet, music director and critic, was born.
12/22/1945Shridhar Balkrishna Kulkarni (Pathe Bapurao), famous poet known for instant poetry and Marathi folk song writer, died.
12/7/1999Nareshwar Dayal is appointed India's High Commissioner to UK.
7/19/1993Girilal Jain, senior journalist, passed away.
8/22/1994Two dozen Mahar soldiers were ambushed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia. Seven, including a JCO, lost their lives.
8/18/1990President R Venkataraman presented the colours to the Officers Training Academy in recognition of their services to the Nation.
2/17/1980Indira Gandhi dissolves nine state assemblies led by opposition. She imposed presidential rule in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, U.P., Bihar, Orissa, M.P., Rajasthan, Punjab and Gujarat.
5/29/1977Dr. Suniti Kumar Chatterji, president of Sahitya Academy, National Professor and eminent linguist, passed away.