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Historical Event on 7/31/1991

Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1991Allau'd-din Hasan Gangu alias Jafar Khan. The Muslim kingdom of Bahmani dynasty in the south as Sultan Allau'd-din Khalji. He renamed Gulbarga, his capital as 'Hasanabad'.
10/22/1997Indian veterans take winning 3-0 lead against Pakistan in the five-match cricket series.
1/30/1991Union Government dismisses Karunanidhi government. President's rule imposed in Tamil Nadu.
7/10/2000Pete Sampras wins his 7th singles Wimbledon title and his 13th Grand Slam title overtaking Roy Emerson's 12 titles.
3/20/1951Madanlal Udhouram Sharma, cricketer (Indian medium pacer in the 70's), was born in Amritsar.
9/13/1992Union government decides to form a National Human Rights Commission.
6/25/1888Lord Louis Mountbatten, British politician, was born.
9/1/1965Pakistan launched Operation 'Grand Slam' in Chhamb sector aimed at Akhnoor in Jammu. Indians had battled Pakistanis in air and on ground at Kashmir.
10/9/1994Kamal Bose, great photographer, died.
8/4/1933Gandhi is imprisoned for one year for breaking a restraint order.