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Historical Event on 1/31/1997
INS Vikrant, Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier, de-commissioned.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/30/1867 | Maulana Mohammad Kasim Nanantavi established the famous Islamic educational centre 'Dar- Ul -Ulum' in Devkampa, Uttar Pradesh. |
| 10/2/2000 | Mukesh Kumar, India hockey player, retires from international hockey. |
| 5/18/1945 | Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), was born in Banglore. He received Arjun Award and Padmashree awards in 1972. |
| 5/29/1947 | Establishment of Indian Standard Institution. |
| 4/10/1919 | Miss Mercia Sherwood, an English teacher, was assaulted by a mob in Amritsar. Brig. General. R.E.H. Dyer had given instructions to beat her. |
| 4/1/1996 | Kerala introduces ban on arrack. 5614 licenced arrack shops closed down. |
| 1/14/1641 | United East Indian Company conquers city of Malakka, 7,000 killed. |
| 8/7/1980 | Mother Teresa visits the poor in Bronx at New York. |
| 2/24/1986 | Rukmini Devi passed away. |
| 5/8/1994 | Harikant Jethwani, famous Sindhi litterateur, passed away. |
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