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Historical Event on 1/1/1931

Gopi Chand Narang, great educationist and Urdu scholar, was born at Dukki.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/25/1995India reaps a record harvest of food grain of 189.77 million tonnes ('94, 95).
7/1/1856In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles.
2/10/1944Japanese troops take the Ngakyedauk Pass, cutting off the 7th Indian Division at Sinzweya, Burma.
8/29/1947A conference of the Governor General and the two PMs of India and Pakistan with their military commanders to stop communal riots in the Punjab.
12/12/1971Sadik Gulam Muhammad, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, died.
12/8/1930British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists.
6/4/1992Stock broker Harshad Mehta and his associates arrested.
3/31/1994The Supreme Court orders closure of 11 industrial units around Taj Mahal.
4/29/1998India and Myanmar agree upon steps to ensure trans-border security, cooperation in the fight against trafficking of narcotics and implementation of mutually beneficial cross-border projects.
4/29/1998Mughal Emperor Akbar was proclaimed as successor of Humayun at the age of tewelve years at Kalanur, Gurudaspur district, Punjab. Akbar (1542-1605), grandson of Babur, became third Mughal Emperor at the age of 13 years. He de-established Islam as state religion and declared himself impartial ruler of Hindus and Muslims. He also encouraged Art, Culture and Religious Tolerance.