Today Importance - 31st July
31-Jul-1658
Aurangzeb installed himself as the Mongol emperor.
31-Jul-1861
Cherrapunji in Assam received 9,300 mm rainfall in July, a world record.
31-Jul-1865
Jagannath Sankarset, the great philanthropist, educationist and sculptor of modern Mumbai, died at the age of 62.
31-Jul-1880
The great litterateur, writer, editor, journalist and head teacher Nawab Roy \ Dhanpat Roy 'Prem Chand' was born in Lamahi village near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.