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Historical Event on 12/31/1941

Milkha Singh Govindsingh Amritsar, cricketer (brother of Kripal Singh, Indian batsman in 4 Tests), was born in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/30/1994India seeks Chinese support for Security Council membership.
2/5/1992Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar.
3/29/1990Adoor Bhasi, Malayalam film actor, passed away.
6/6/1994The 20-day old Limboo Ministry in Sikkim wins vote of confidence.
3/29/1992Centenary celebrations of Tansa Dam held at Tansa. No of Seats of the Standing Committee and Education Committee increased from 20 to 27and 20 to 26 respectively and that of the B.E.S. & T. Committee from 12 to 17 (Vide Maharashtra Act XXI of 1992) (CIVIC).
4/6/1980Janata Party splits again; members with RSS links form the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). A. B. Vajpayee becomes its first President.
12/23/1954Tito, Nehru reject plan for neutral third bloc, yet insist on peaceful co-existence.
7/1/1961Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal.
12/17/1978Dhirendranath Ganguly, father of Bengali film industry, died.
7/4/1912Pandit Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, singer of 'Jaypur Gharana', was born.