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Historical Event on 1/31/1961

Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha, first Chief Minister of Bihar, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/12/1947Pochiah Krishnamurthy, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1971 WI tour), was born in Hyderabad.
3/1/1924Naresh Mehta was born.
10/31/1997Rushmi Chakravarthy makes it a double in the National hardcourt tennis in Mumbai.
12/20/1988The Constitution (62nd Amendment) Bill for reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 years receives Parliamentary approval.
6/24/1946Congress party rejects British plan for provisional govt. pending constitution in New Delhi.
1/26/1950India is proclaimed a Sovereign Democratic Republic ceasing to be a British dominion and adopted Indian Constitution which came into force.
3/5/1999Geet Sethi won the 1999 World matchplay billiards championship in Midsomer Norton.
8/19/1993Utpal Dutt, famous actor, writer, director and producer, died. He was 64.
12/23/1992Varma Commission indicts IB, the Centre and Tamil Nadu police for failure to protect Rajiv Gandhi.
7/8/1930The King opens India House in the Aldwych, appealing for peace in India at London.