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Historical Event on 3/31/1867

Prarthana Samaj was established by Ranade, Bhandarkar and others at Mumbai in 1864.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1996Three national parties (Indira Congress, Janata Party and Samata Party) to lose their recognition as national parties as they failed to get the minimum required support in the general election to the 11th Lok Sabha.
2/7/1993Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time.
5/4/1994Fourth developmental launch of ASLV. 113 kg Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) was launched by fourth developmental flight of ASLV-D4 from Sriharikota. This carried two scientific payload, a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA). It is still in service.
11/17/1999India beats New Zealand by seven wickets to win the one-day cricket series in New Delhi. Saurav Ganguly adjudged the 'man of the match' and 'man of the series'.
7/10/1984White Paper on Punjab released by Union Government.
11/10/1994Dr. K. V. Putappa ""Kuvempu"", first Gyanpeet Awardee for literature and Kannad author, died at the age of 90 ye
1/6/1997Sumita Ghosh (CISF) sets a National junior women's record in the standard rifle 3 position in National shooting.
7/26/1910Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination.
1/15/1958Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.
2/20/1987Lok Dal splits over leadership issue.