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Historical Event on 3/31/1871
Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, freedom fighter and loyal Congress leader 'Lion of Karnataka', was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/26/1926 | V. G. Kanitkar, famous Marathi literatteur, was born. |
| 6/18/1995 | The latest deaths in northern India's hottest weather this century bring the death toll to 525 as temperatures hit 113¦F (45¦C) in New Delhi. |
| 1/1/1994 | Hindu Heritage Endowment, first Hindu international trust, was founded by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. |
| 9/5/1957 | Wealth Tax Bill passed in Rajya Sabha. |
| 9/26/1919 | Rotary Club's first Indian meeting was held. |
| 10/3/1906 | Govind Vinayak Devansthali, Sanskrit researcher, dictionary creator, professor and journalist, was born in Bombay. |
| 8/19/1946 | Cabinet Mission's plan announced an interim government, which was formed by reconstituting the Viceroy's Executive Council. The Muslim League took umbrage and started direct action. Riots broke out as Muslims attacked Hindu's in Calcutta and the rest of Bengal. The Viceroy persuaded the Muslim League to join the government. But the League declined to join the Constituent Assembly unless the demand for a seperate state of ""Pakistan"" was conceded. |
| 9/27/1703 | More than 8,000 people died in a cyclone in England. |
| 3/31/1993 | J.N. Dixit, Foreign Secretary, visits Myanmar and signs agreements on trade, control of drug trafficking and separatist movements along the borders. |
| 6/13/1940 | Revolutionary leader Udham Singh was hanged for charges of assassinating Micheal Odair, who was the Governor General of Punjab at the time of Jalianwala Baug massacre. |
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