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Historical Event on 1/31/1946

Subroto Guha, cricketer (right arm swing bowler for India 1967-69), was born in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1948Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims.
12/30/1879Shri Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950), modern Hindu Advaita renaissance saint of Maharshi Research Institute, philosopher and yogi, was born in Tiruchuzhi near Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
2/9/1989Sanjay Khan, actor-director, critically injured in a fire accident.
11/13/1970Flooding ravages Ganges delta. 200,000 million killed.
6/13/1996Govt. extends for another 2 years the ban imposed on LTTE w.e.f. 14/6/1996 under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
5/16/1996Atal Krishna Behari Vajpayee, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party, becomes the 10th Prime Minister for 13 days (from May 16, 1996 to May 28, 1996 [techinally till 01-06-1996]), although his ability to govern effectively is in doubt.
4/4/1889Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous Hindi poet, writer, Hindi litterateur and President of All India, was born in Babai village, Madhya Pradesh.
8/9/1969Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'.
4/21/1946Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, cricket (Indian off-spinner, Test umpire, ICC referee), was born in Madras. He received Arjun Award (1971).
5/12/1995India refused to sign NPT in its present discriminatory form.