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Historical Event on 7/31/1861
9,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam becomes a world record.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/14/1994 | LTTE banned for the second time under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. |
| 11/2/1976 | Lok Sabha passes the 42nd Constitution Amendment Bill making India a Socialist Secular Republic and laying down the fundamental duties of citizens. |
| 9/12/1966 | Mihir Sen, famous Indian swimmer, crossed Darda Nailes Channel. |
| 3/14/1931 | First Indian talkie film 'Alam Ara' released at Majestic Cinema, Bombay. Directed by Ardeshir Irani, the film was 11,152 ft. long and was produced by Imperial Film Co., Bombay and beared censored No. 10043 on March 11. The most remarkable thing about this film was birth of sound in Indian films, it came with a bang and quickly displaced the silent movies and brought revolutionary changes in the whole set up of the industry. |
| 3/9/1951 | Ustad Zakir Hussain, famous Tabla player, was born. |
| 5/14/1978 | Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, passed away. |
| 10/20/1991 | 6.1-7.1 earthquake in uttar Kashi and three northern districts of UP in the Himalayan foothills kills more than 1,600 people. |
| 3/5/1990 | Government announces an interim relief of Rs. 360 crore to 5 lakh victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. |
| 10/6/1992 | Z. R. Ansari, former central minister, died. |
| 12/12/1971 | Sadik Gulam Muhammad, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, died. |
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