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Historical Event on 7/31/1940

Udham Singh, fiery revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by the British Government in the Pantone Villa Jail, London.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1940Mughal army defeated Rana Pratapsingh in the battle of Haldighat.
4/8/1998Prem Singh Lalpura, who defied the Akali Dal leadership, not taking oath as a Lok Sabha member on denial of a ministerial berth, is expelled by the party.
7/29/1802Agreement between Gaikwad of Baroda and Britishers about the army.
12/28/1931The second round of a British-Indian conference on the political future of India collapsed in disagreement over demands by Indian nationalists for complete independence. The British government had seemed willing to grant a limited dominion status. But Mahatma Gandhi, who had come to the conference to present the demands of the All-India Nationalist Congress, refused to accept anything less than complete independence. The breakdown of the talks set off a new round of disorders, Gandhi was greeted by rioting in the streets of Bombay between upper-caste Hindu members of the Congress party and ""untouchable"" caste members who had turned against him.
11/6/1904Hariharnath Shastri, worker's leader, was born.
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
11/8/1831Edward R L Bulwer-Lytton was born.
12/1/199217 ministers of the BJP government in Rajasthan quit for the 'Karseva' at Ayodhya.
11/21/1969Bhilai Steel Plant creates a new world record in steel-making by producing 'one heat' in four hours three minutes.
12/28/1951Recognition to Libya by India accorded.