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Historical Event on 1/31/1949

Maharajas of Baroda and Kolhapur decide to merge their states with Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/30/1979R. D. Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation. He was there in this office till 24 Jan. 1980.
3/9/1993AIADMK severs alliance with the Congress in Tamil Nadu.
4/6/1956Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987).
9/28/1827A few mountain battery trains flourished and kept the Indian component alive as part of the Royal artillery. Recently, it has been established that 8 Company Bombay Artillery survived axing and is now 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery. This day is now celebrated as the Raising Day of the Regiment of Artillery.
3/29/1942Britain offered dominion status to India after the war if it cooperated now.
9/29/1997Crown Prince of Spain, Felipe de Borbon, visits India.
2/12/1990Assembly election in Manipur.
1/22/1899Dilipkumar Roy, classical musician, was born.
1/1/1944Sir Edwin Lutyens, the Builder of Rashtrapati Bhavan and England's most outstanding architect of his time, died.
6/9/1923Idris Hassan Latif, Air Chief Marshal, was born at Hyderabad, Deccan.