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Historical Event on 12/31/1956

Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, died at the age of 80.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/22/1898The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India.
8/6/1989Six top Cricket stars banned for one year from all cricket activities on the issue of American tour.
6/24/1980Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former president of India, died at Madras.
4/30/1888Hailsones kill 246 in Moradabad.
11/20/1917J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta.
11/9/1909The Times reports failure of Gandhi Government negotiations on Transvaal laws.
3/8/1948Air India International was established for overseas services.
10/24/1984First Metro Train (Underground Train) in India started between Esplanade and Bhowanipore in Calcutta city.
3/17/1955Indian Standard's Institute started working to control the quality of Indian products and the ISI mark was issued to quality products.
6/6/1997Five killed and 17 injured in a bus explosion in Gurdaspur district of Punjab.