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Historical Event on 12/31/1988

Treaty signed between India and Pakistan for not to target nuclear sites of each other.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/9/1994Devika Rani Roerich, the first lady of the Indian screen, died at the age of 87 years in Bangalore.
6/15/1948Rajah Annamalai Chettiar, famous musician, social worker and Governor of the Imperial Bank of India, passed away.
10/20/1920Censor Board, after examining the film 'Ahilya Uddhar' on October 20, started mentioning the number of reels as well as the length in feet on the Censor Certificate. The film had already been released earlier on August 23, 1919.
2/1/1827Gordon's Esplanade building was established in Calcutta's Bengal Club.
5/28/199613-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence.
7/5/1901B. N. Sircar, producer and founder of International Film Craft and New Theaters Ltd., Calcutta was born at Bhagalpur. His films are Boker Bojha, Chorekanta, Chasar Meye (1931).
2/8/1986For the first time in the country, pre-paid taxi sevice scheme was established at New Delhi airport.
3/3/1997Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, arrives in New Delhi.
3/20/1926For the first time in the history of the competition, Scotland beats England for rugby's Calcutta Cup in London.
9/17/1999Narayan Desai, Ajoy Kumar Basu and Saraswathi Gora are named for Jamnalal Bajaj awards.