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Historical Event on 1/31/1996
Asia's first Sports University inaugurated in Pune.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/1/1999 | Ace athlete Jyotirmoyee Sikdar is awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; coaches Bahadur Singh, Hargobind Singh (athletics) and Gurbax Singh Sandhu (boxing) the Dronacharya awards during the Arjuna awards function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi. |
| 8/20/1915 | Devraj Ars, former chief minister of Karnataka, was born. |
| 11/16/1877 | Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer and innovator, died. He was the first Indian who was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, London. He introduced lighting by gas and was the first to build ""INDUS"", a steam-ship in India in 1833. He also introduced sewing machine, photography and electro-plat |
| 5/2/1769 | Sir John Malcom, former Governor of Mumbai and historian, was born. |
| 3/5/1995 | Jalal Aga, famous comedian and character artist, passed away. |
| 1/29/1953 | Indian National Academy of Dance, Drama and Music inaugurated. |
| 9/14/1820 | Agri-Horticultural Garden of Calcutta started functioning. |
| 8/9/1992 | Golden jubilee celebrations of the Quit India Movement begin in Bombay. |
| 6/6/1947 | Gandhiji writes to Mountbatten, with Pakistan conceded, to persuade Jinnah to amicable settle all outstanding points with Congress. |
| 7/20/2000 | In a nationwide swoop, IT Department officials search the residences of cricketers Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and former ICC Chairman Jagmohan Dalmiya and recover incriminating documents. |
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