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Historical Event on 1/31/1958

First Earth Satellite Explorer I was launched from Cape Kennedy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/20/1959Jasu Patel takes 9-69 during India vs Australia tour at Kanpur.
11/16/1997Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan offers to surrender.
12/31/1902Dr. Raghuvir, dictionary creator, having knowledge of Vedic Sanskrit, Tebiti, Chinese and Mongolian, was born.
1/4/1881Publication of newspaper 'Kesri' started.
5/1/1964Ravishankar University was established at Raipur in Madhya Pradesh.
7/31/1916Mohanlal Sukhadia, chief minister of Rajasthan and freedom fighter, was born at Jhalawar.
7/31/1916Mughals, under the leadership of Akbar, defeated Hindu ruler Hemu in the second battle of Panipat.
11/17/1999India beats New Zealand by seven wickets to win the one-day cricket series in New Delhi. Saurav Ganguly adjudged the 'man of the match' and 'man of the series'.
4/10/1997Kerala becomes the first state to have public telephones in all its villages, accessible over STD/ISD from any part of the world.
1/4/1924Vidyadhar Gokhle, editor, playwright and politician, was born.