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Historical Event on 3/31/1995

Bombay beat Punjab in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/3/1996National Conference swept back to power in J & K with a landslide victory.
5/22/1993Karnataka special task force guns down Veerappan's brother and righthand man Arjunan.
10/6/1997Abhijit Kunte wins Asian Junior Chess title.
5/29/1979Perminder Singh Sangha, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Oslo, Norway.
8/10/1986Gen. A.S. Vaidya, who was Chief of Army Staff, at the time of 'Operation Blue Star', was shot dead at Pune.
5/24/1990Surjit Singh Barnala sworn in as Governor of Tamil Nadu.
10/20/1962The first IAFunit No. 2 squadron re-equipped with the Gnat at Ambalan and No.9 squadron soon followed suit.
8/15/1854The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855.
9/1/1965Pakistan launched Operation 'Grand Slam' in Chhamb sector aimed at Akhnoor in Jammu. Indians had battled Pakistanis in air and on ground at Kashmir.
5/6/1967Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President.