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Historical Event on 7/31/1996

Joginder Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/97).

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1942George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta.
3/11/1784Tipu Sultan and Britishers signed the treaty at Mangalore which is known as the Mangalore treaty.
3/4/1925Jyotirindranath Tagore, great Bengali litterateur and poet, passed away.
11/5/1920Indian Red Cross society was founded in India under Bengal Act VIII. St.John Ambulance Association is a wing of this societywhich directed Improvement of Health, Prevention of Diseases and Mitigation of Suffering activities.
10/19/1925B. Shankaranand, former central minister, was born.
8/6/2000Sundararajan Kidambi becomes the new International Master in the Beil Open chess championship at Biel.
12/27/1976Yashpal, modern hindi litterateur, passed away.
10/5/1949A. K. Pillai, great social reformer and politician, died.
2/3/1928Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival.
1/25/1954Manabendranath Roy, famous leader of socialist revolution, passed away at Dehradun.