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Historical Event on 1/31/1896
Dattatray Ramchandra Bendre, Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award winner and Kannad poet, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/9/1874 | First horse-drawn tram car started running in Mumbai. |
| 11/7/1908 | N. R. Shede (Annasaheb), litterateur and editor, was born. |
| 1/16/1954 | Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous artist, sculptor, filmmaker and producer, died. |
| 7/21/1936 | Vasantrao Vishnu Limye, senior journalist and President of 'Ratnagiri District Parishad', was born. |
| 11/6/1998 | Koneru Humpy wins the World under-12 girls' chess title in Oropesa del Mar, Spain. Azharuddin becomes the highest run-getter (displacing Desmond Haynes, 8648 runs) in LOI history in the Coca Cola cup, Sharjah. |
| 4/29/1997 | R. N. Malhotra, 71, former RBI Governor, died. |
| 8/3/1954 | Atomic Energy Department established. |
| 6/9/1909 | Baburao Arnalkar, famous detective story writer, was born. |
| 7/29/1987 | India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play. |
| 8/9/1788 | Gulam Kadir removed the eyes of Shah Alam 2nd, King of Delhi with a knife. |
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