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Historical Event on 7/31/1946

Jinnah threatens sanctions of ""Direct Action"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/24/1990President R. Venkataraman issues notification formally constituting an Inter-State Council.
12/3/1956Manik Bandopadhyay, modern Bengali novelist and story writer, passed away.
11/25/1866Allahabad court was established for Uttar Pradesh territory, it sat in Agra with five Judges between 1866 and 1868. It also has a bench in Lucknow.
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.
12/26/1914Dr. Shushila Nair, social reformer, was born in village Kunjah, district Gunjra, Punjab (now Pakistan). She dedicated her life to serve Gandhiji and Gandhi Ashram and also performed the duties of Indian citizen by taking active participation in freedom movement.
12/5/1933Balendu Shantilal Jain, famous hindi writer, was born at Kunchord, M.P.
11/22/1997Diana Hayden, 24-year-old Mumbai-born Miss India, beat 85 contestants from around the world to be crowned new 'Miss Universe' at Mahe in Seychelles.
5/4/1995The fourth ASLV-D4 blasts off from Sriharikota, successfully placing the SROSS-C2 satellite in orbit.
10/28/1996Goa upset Karnataka to win their first Ranji Cricket Trophy game ever.
5/1/1995SAARC endorses South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and establishes a South Asian Development Fund (SADF) for the economic and technical development of the subcontinent.