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Historical Event on 7/31/1980

Muhammad Rafi, famous playback singer, died at the age of 40.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/6/1947Gandhiji writes to Mountbatten, with Pakistan conceded, to persuade Jinnah to amicable settle all outstanding points with Congress.
7/21/1930Anand Bakshi, famous lyrisist, was born.
8/11/2000The World Bank signs an agreement for a $713 million aid to India for three infrastructure projects.
7/16/1969Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet.
6/19/1901Raj Chandra Bose, Indian mathematician and statistician, was born at Hosangabad in Madhya Pradesh. He made many valuable contributions to the subject. He discovered new codes for telecommunication. In 1976, America's highest honour to a scientist came to Bose as he was elected Fellow of the US Academy of Sciences.
11/28/1999Senior Awami League leader Mohammed Anwar Sheikh is killed and his wife and daughter-in-law are seriously injured in a militant attack on his house in Kashmir.
1/1/199730-year Ganga water sharing treaty between India and Bangladesh takes effect.
4/20/1888246 reported killed by an hail storm in Moradabad, India.
10/25/1983Technical Cell constituteded with a view to promote the use of official language Hindi on mechanical or electronic devices.
3/22/1957National Calander based on Saka Samvat was adopted. As per this calander, the date of adoption was "Chaitra first, 1879 Saka along with Gregorian.