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Historical Event on 7/31/1992

Sitar maestro Pt. Ravishankar wins the Magsaysay Award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1947San Francisco's Henry Grady chosen the first U.S. ambassador to India.
9/3/1983U.S. Census reports world population at 4.72 billion. China has 1.05 billion and India 731 million.
4/16/1903Kalka-Simla Railway line section was opened for public conveyance.
6/7/1999Supreme Court, through an interim order, stayed the execution of the four accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case till July 19, 1999.
1/10/1888Marathas were defeated in the third and last war against the British at Rampura.
7/24/1998India signs a deal with Russia for purchasing the aircraft-carrier.
8/1/1964Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/07/1969.
8/1/1964Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal arrived at Cochin as Viceroy of India.
8/25/199710,000 people residing in low lying areas in Gujarat shifted to safer places following incessant rains for two days. Death toll mounts to 265.
10/17/19037th Madras Infantry was re-established as 67th Punjabi Infantary.