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Historical Event on 3/31/1663
Mir Jumla, Mughal Commander, passed away in Bihar.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/25/1999 | US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson arrives. |
6/4/1941 | National Seva Dal was established. |
11/6/1952 | Dipal Jayant Tilak, journalist and editor, was born. |
6/6/1916 | Lord Kitchener, the premier soldier of the British Empire, passed away tragically last night as the ''Hampshire'', the cruiser on which he was traveling to Russia to boost sagging morale, struck a mine or was torpedoed off the Orkney Islands and sank, drowning all aboard. Life in London came to a standstill, while Paris and Washington were shocked by the news. In the last half-century, through tireless energy and devotion to imperial duty, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 66, commanded in Palestine, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, South Africa, and India. Two years ago, he had become the War Secretary. |
4/1/1954 | Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee became the first Indian to become the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 08/Nov/1960. |
9/15/1948 | The India flag carrying vessel reached Bombay Port. |
8/14/1998 | Classical vocalist Shamshad Begum, who enthralled radio listeners in the 30s and 40s, died in Mumbai. |
9/20/1999 | Shobha Subrahmanyam, managing director of the Ananda Bazaar Patrika Group of publications, was elected President of the Indian Newspaper Society for 1999-2000. |
11/17/1994 | North Eastern Council decides to include Sikkim in the Council. |
2/7/1795 | Dutch Prince William V accepts British occupation of Dutch Indies. |
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