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Historical Event on 5/31/1947

Gandhiji declares that peace must precede partition, and he would not be party to India's vivisection.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1992Karnataka seeks army help to nab sandal wood smuggler Veerappan.
3/3/1885Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of fed govt).
8/15/1982Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan.
11/15/1949Nathuram Vinayak Godse and Narayan Dattatreya Apte were hanged in Ambala Jail for Gandhi's murder.
12/16/1997Mamata Banerjee, Congress(I) rebel, declares that she would seek recognition and separate symbol for her ""Trinamul Congress'' and contest elections on her own.
9/13/1948Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel took police action on Hyderabad for anti national policy's of Nijam of Hyderabad and Rijvi Rajakar's.
5/22/1996Ravi Shastri appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
6/19/1997Indian Prime Minister and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, spoke for first time on restored hotline, to reiterate their committment to comprehensive dialogue, including Kashmir.
5/24/1993India and Uzbekistan sign five pacts.