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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
8/1/1882Purushottamdas Tandon, great leader and editor, was born at Allahabad (U.P.).
6/6/1947Gandhiji writes to Mountbatten, with Pakistan conceded, to persuade Jinnah to amicable settle all outstanding points with Congress.
3/22/1977Janata and its allies gain absolute majority in Lok Sabha.
4/12/1621Guru Teg Bahadur Singh, Sikh Guru, was born.
11/22/1997Diana Hayden, 24-year-old Mumbai-born Miss India, beat 85 contestants from around the world to be crowned new 'Miss Universe' at Mahe in Seychelles.
8/15/1955Satyagrah started for the freedom of Goa.
6/18/1988V.P.Singh defeats Congress rival Sunil Shastri in Allahabad Lok Sabha election.
1/31/1983The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah.
3/12/1967Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister of India for the second time after winning the General Elections.
5/6/1993Violence in Orissa state secretariat, CM manhandled.