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Historical Event on 7/31/1912

Allan Octavian, great social reformer, patriot, lawyer, journalist and politician, passed away at the age of 84.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/23/1903Yusuf Meherali, freedom fighter and socialist, was born.
7/20/1924Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar established Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha.
9/8/1997English chosen as the official language of Dravidian University which was set up at Kuppam (Andhra Pradesh) jointly by the southern states.
7/3/1956Pandit Nehru and New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Sidney Holland are given the freedom of the City at London.
3/26/1938Laxminath Bezbarua, great littearateur of modern Assamia language, passed away.
5/3/1971Dhanjay Ramchandra Gadgil, famous economist, passed away.
1/24/1957Kagaz Ke Phool, the first Indian black and white cinemascope film, was made.
8/13/1784East India Company was appointed as the centralised Regulatory Authority through India by Pitt's India Act, which was accepted in British Parliament in England.
12/27/1990Central Govt. introduces fresh direct tax proposals to raise additional Rs. 810 crore by raising income tax and fixing limits for deduction of depreciation.
1/17/1601Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India.