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Historical Event on 7/31/1902

Keshav Shankar Pillai, great writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Kayamkulam in Kerala.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/8/1815Malaun of Nepal was captured by General David Ochterlony.
9/23/1803British-Indian forces defeated the Marathas in the Battle of Assaye.
5/7/1993Jankiraman panel's final report finds that an additional aggregate of Rs. 12,85,549 crore was transacted in banks without any documentation; it indicts 12 more banks for involving in the scam.
12/9/1658Dutch troops occupy harbour city Quilon (Coilan), India.
6/30/1931June Thorburn, actress (Touch & Go, Children Galore), was born in Kashmir, India.
4/5/1614Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.
9/4/1990An all-party meeting refuses to endorse the decision to implement Mandal Commission Report according to which 27\% jobs are reserved for backward communities.
10/16/1959National Council of Women's Education was inaugurated in New Delhi.
4/18/1970Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.
10/5/1993Geet Sethi retained World Billiards title by beating Mike Russel.