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Historical Event on 1/31/1961

Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha, first Chief Minister of Bihar, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/25/1928S. R. Kulkarni, leader of dock workers, was born.
2/25/1903Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo, chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
12/24/1809Christopher ""Kit"" Carson, KY, union brig-general and Indian fighter, was born.
1/2/1959Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83), was born in Purnea, Bihar.
9/17/1997Advance railway reservation period extended from 30 to 60 days w.e.f. February 01, 1998.
7/16/1969Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/01/1973.
10/16/1968Hargovind Khorana, Indian scientist, was awarded 1968 Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology on man-made synthetic gene.
12/14/1969Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) v Australia at Calcutta.
8/28/1879Battle at Ulundi, Lord Chelmsford beats king Cetshwayo's Zuluz.
3/22/1793Lord Cornwallis promulgated permanent settlement in Bengal and Bihar to fix the revenue amounts once and for all to be paid by the zamindars every year.