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Historical Event on 1/31/1998

D. R. Karthikeyan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/03/98).

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/11/1992Dr. M.M.Thomas, Nagaland Governor, removed from office.
1/31/1958First Earth Satellite Explorer I was launched from Cape Kennedy.
10/15/1918Shirdi ke Saibaba' better known as 'Saibaba' passed away at Shirdi near Nashik, Maharashtra. He was around 70. Born in a Brahmin family at Patri village in Hyderabad, he was saint to all caste and creed people.
6/2/1756Fort William, the English stronghold in Bengal, was surrendered to Siraj-ud-Daulah.
9/10/1966Parliament approved the Punjab Re-organisation Bill for the formation of Haryana and Punjab as two independent states.
2/1/1942No. 4 Squadron of the IAF was born in the war at Peshawar. The Squadron was first equipped with Lysander aircraft. The Second World War was in its third year and Japanese forces were advancing towards India's eastern frontiers.
4/26/1762Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, was born at Tiruvarur.
2/10/1999P. Gopi Chand (A.P.) and Aparna Popat (Karnataka) won the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the National badminton championship in Delhi.
7/19/1990Planning Commission decides to make changes in the Gadgil formula for central assistance to States in consultation with states.
1/24/1980J.S. Bawa became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 28/02/85).