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Historical Event on 7/31/1992

Sitar maestro Pt. Ravishankar wins the Magsaysay Award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/23/1996Sitaram Kesri elected provisional president of Congress (I).
10/12/1991Sonia Gandhi declineed to contest from Amethi.
12/27/1976The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members who laid down their lives to repulsed several waves of Japanese attacks. Advance Base Depot is shifted to Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 April 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
6/4/1993The Babri tribunal strikes down ban on RSS and Bajrang Dal and upholds outlawing of VHP.
4/2/1926The worst Hindu-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta.
9/11/1911Amarnath Lala, right-hand Indian all-rounder of 30s and 40s, was born at Lahore in Pakistan. He was awarded with Padma Bhushan in 1991.
5/17/1998US President Bill Clinton wants India and Pakistan to sign CTBT.
7/2/1999In Jammu and Kashmir, nine people are killed by unidentified militants.
6/1/1930First Indian luxurious fast train 'Deccan Queen' started from Victoria Terminus (CST) to Pune.
4/18/1978Sardar Sobha Singh, famous builder of modern New Delhi, passed away at the age of 90.