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Historical Event on 7/31/1912
Allan Octavian, great social reformer, patriot, lawyer, journalist and politician, passed away at the age of 84.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/24/1992 | It was decided that Lok Sabha session would start with the national song ""Vande Mataram"" and end with National Anthem ""Jana Gana |
| 4/18/1956 | India, Indonesia, Burma, Ceylon and Pakistan meet in New Delhi to reaffirm their faith in Bandung Principles. |
| 8/13/1951 | Acharya Kishoridas Vajpayee passed away. |
| 6/23/1990 | Harindranath Chatopadhyay, famous poet, actor and former member of Parliament, passed away. |
| 4/9/1756 | Ali Bardi Khan of Bengal passed away in Murshidabad. His youngest daughter's son Siraj-ud-Daulah was crowned as King of Bengal when he was merely 20 years old after the death of King Tartar. |
| 5/5/1992 | Prithvi, India's medium range surface-to-surface missile, successfully launched. |
| 2/22/1946 | Curfew imposed till 9 p.m. by the British in Bombay as rioting and looting continued for the second day. |
| 12/24/1902 | Shashi Mukhi of Classic Theatre, Calcutta, was the first Indian to record on gramophone. This song was on 25 cms. one sided disc and the lyrics were ""Kanha Jeevan Dhan"" from the play Shri Krishna. The song was recorded by Gramophome and Typewriter Company. |
| 6/16/1950 | Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born. |
| 2/4/1910 | New Press Censorship bill announced; govt. say repressive measures necessary to halt unrest. |
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