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Historical Event on 1/1/1931

Gopi Chand Narang, great educationist and Urdu scholar, was born at Dukki.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/23/1968Bade Gulam Ali Khan, famous ghazal singer, passed away.
9/30/1894Rangnath Ramchandra Diwakar, Gandhian leader, was born.
12/17/1959Pattabhi Sitaramayya, president of Indian National Congress and politician, died at the age of 78.
1/8/2000The Government reconstitutes the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts and Trust and retains Mrs. Sonia Gandhi as a trustee along with Mr. P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prof. Yashpal and Dr. Abid Hussain.
9/18/1932A Hindu delegation is given permission to interview Gandhi, currently held in prison and undertaking a hunger strike. On arrival, they also find he has taken a vow of silence.
1/20/1992Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup.
6/27/2000Maneka Gandhi, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, launches National Initiative for child protection of which childline is an integral part.
12/28/1932Britain says it is to release 28,000 prisoners, including Gandhi.
9/7/1931Meena Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born.
1/23/2000India will be taught a lesson if it tries to cross the LoC, says the Pakistani military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf.