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Historical Event on 10/31/1999

The Ram Janmabhoomi Trust president ends fast in support of his eight-point demands including improvement of 'puja' and 'darshan' arrangements of 'Ram Lala' at the temple.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1996Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India, passed away.
12/10/1913The Nobel prize for literature was awarded this year to Rabindranath Tagore, the Bengali poet from India.
12/8/1920A. Adivi Reddy, social reformer and educationist, was born at Chandragiri, AP.
8/15/1997K.Sasikaran gets third IM norm in British Open Chess tournament.
5/22/1927Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mo. Usman, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
10/14/1997Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Amritsar and spend time at the Jallianwala Bagh and Golden Temple complex.
3/11/1971Indira Gandhi wins majority in Parliament.
9/25/1946Bishan Singh Giansingh Bedi, cricketer (mighty Indian slow left-armer 1966-79), was born in Amritsar. He received the Arjun Award (1969) and the Padmashree (1970).
11/24/1899Pandit Hiralal Shastri, great social worker, leader and first chief minister of Rajasthan state, was born at Jobner, Jaipur District.
10/14/1998Prof. Amartya Sen was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics. He became the sixth Indian, by birth or citizenship, to win a Nobel.