Today Importance - 31th August
31-Aug-1569
Mirza Nur-ud-Din Beg Mohammad Khan Salim alias Salim Mirza Jahangir was born in Fatehpur Sikri, the son of the fourth Mughal emperor and Akbar.
31-Aug-1751
British Robert Clive captured Arcot in modern Tamil Nadu at the age of 26. He also investigated the French invasion of South India.
31-Aug-1870
The great teacher, philanthropist and educator Dr. Maria Montessori was born in Italy.
31-Aug-1914
Journalist Anil Kumar Chakraborty was born in Kushtia.
31-Aug-1919
Amrita Pritam, Punjabi poet, novelist and Jnanpith awardee, is born.
31-Aug-1925
The great poet and Hindi writer Raut Benudhar was born in Kenojhar, Odisha.
31-Aug-1928
Nehru Report published in India; Seeks dominion status within the British Empire.
31-Aug-1947
Nehru visited riot-torn Punjab with Liaquat Ali and Sardar Patel.
31-Aug-1956
The President of India gave his assent to the State Reorganization Bill.
31-Aug-1967
Satyajit Roy received the Ramon Magsaysay Award.
31-Aug-1968
Rohini MSV-I, the first Indian-made two-stage sounding rocket, was successfully launched from Thumba.
31-Aug-1969
Jagal Srinath, cricketer (Indian right-arm fast bowler since 1991), born in Mysore.
31-Aug-1978
Air Marshal Hrishikesh Mulgaonkar retired as PVSM, MVC Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
31-Aug-1979
M. Hidayatullah, the unanimous choice of political parties, was appointed Vice President of India (1979 - 1984).
31-Aug-1981
Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif, PVSM, retired as Air Officer Commanding, India Command. After retirement, he served as the Governor of Maharashtra and Indian Ambassador to France.
31-Aug-1982
Former Vice President of India G.S. Pathak is dead.
31-Aug-1993
Pranab Mukherjee rejoined the Union Cabinet as Commerce Minister.
31-Aug-1994
Former Governor of Kerala and former Union Cabinet Minister Ramdulari Sinha passed away.
31-Aug-1995
Punjab Chief Minister Bayant Singh (73) RDX. I have been murdered. A car explosion. He played a very prominent role in suppressing the rebellion in Punjab. 14 more people died in this blast.
31-Aug-1997
The Lok Sabha created history with the longest session of nearly 22 hours for the special golden jubilee session of debates on issues of national importance.
31-Aug-1998
Prime Minister Vajpayee announced the gift of 10,000 liters of edible oil and five tonnes of milk powder to Namibia during the severe drought.
31-Aug-1998
The government has decided to raise the retirement age of the chiefs, officers and staff of the three armed forces to 62 years.
31-Aug-1999
Surya Shekhar Ganguly won the National 'B' Chess Championship in Mumbai.
31-Aug-2000
Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested two Pakistani terrorists for the massacre of 35 Sikhs in Chhattisingpora in March.
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