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Historical Event on 5/31/1926
Probir ""Khokhan"" Sen, cricket wicket-keeper (India in late 40's/early 50's), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/19/1895 | Munshi Newal Kishore, great social worker, educationist, nationalist, philanthropist and a pioneer industrialist, passed away at the age of 59. |
| 3/16/1966 | Judge Amal Kumar Sarkar became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 29/06/1966. |
| 5/13/1962 | Dr. Zakir Hussain became the Vice President (1962-67). |
| 2/27/1997 | CBI arrests godman Chandraswami for alleged offences in violation of Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act, 1976. |
| 9/13/1928 | Shridhar Pathak, prominent Hindi writer, passed away. |
| 11/24/1941 | Indian infantry attacks German tanks at Sidi Omar. |
| 12/14/1985 | Rajiv Gandhi joins the leaders of Greece, Sweden, Tanzania, Mexico and Argentina in a tele-conference as part of the UN ceremony at which they are honoured with the 'Beyond War' award. |
| 5/3/1969 | Dr. Zakir Hussain(1897-1969), third President of India and the first Muslim President who occupied this office on 13 May, 1967, passed away. He is also remembered as an educationist. |
| 9/2/1970 | Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi. |
| 10/12/1997 | India Seniors lift Challenger Trophy cricket title. |
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