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Historical Event on 7/31/1948

State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/22/1966U.S. announces allocation of 900,000 tons of grain to fight famine in India.
12/14/1999The Prime Minister informs the Lok Sabha that Ram Prakash Gupta has denied the remarks on temple construction.
9/15/1860M. Visveswarayya, maker of modern Karnataka, was born. He was a notable engineer too.
9/15/1860Nasiru'd-din Muhammad Shah I passed away. His son-in-law Ghiyasu'd-din Balban succeeded Nasiru'd-din Mahmud in Delhi.
7/26/1891Rajendralal Mitra (Raja), famous Bengali ancient researcher, passed away.
2/20/1987Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh becomes the 23rd and 24th states of Indian Union.
5/20/1996CPI Leader Indrajit Gupta appointed pro-term speaker in the Lok Sahba.
1/22/1963The National Library for the Blind, the first national institute of its kind, was set up at Dehradun.
1/14/1989'Poorna Kumbh', India's largest religious gathering held once in 12 years, begins at Allahabad.
9/27/2000The Union Cabinet decides to increase the number of Padma series of awards for excellence in different fields of activities from 60 to 100.