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Historical Event on 5/31/1997
Fourth National Games opened at Bangalore.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/19/1997 | Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued. |
| 5/17/1998 | US President Bill Clinton wants India and Pakistan to sign CTBT. |
| 6/30/1966 | Judge K. Subba Rao became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 11/04/1967. |
| 9/7/1955 | All India Council of Secondary Education set up by the Government. |
| 5/14/1914 | Ekanath Dattatreya Kulkarni, educationist and writer, was born at Bhaloni, Tal Pandharpur. |
| 10/14/1994 | Setu Madhavrao Pagdi, researcher and historian, died. |
| 10/9/1993 | C. R. Rangachari, cricketer (4 Tests for India, 8 runs @ 2.66, 9 wkts @ 54.78), passed away. |
| 12/26/1914 | Dr. Shushila Nair, social reformer, was born in village Kunjah, district Gunjra, Punjab (now Pakistan). She dedicated her life to serve Gandhiji and Gandhi Ashram and also performed the duties of Indian citizen by taking active participation in freedom movement. |
| 4/4/1984 | Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth. |
| 3/26/1989 | Eighth Antarctica Expedition returns after erecting India's second permanent manned station 'Maitri'. |
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