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Historical Event on 1/31/1961

Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha, first Chief Minister of Bihar, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1920Bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian Hindu leader, died at Bombay.
9/21/1954Last Indian troops withdraw from Tibet.
8/12/1928The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors.
8/12/1928Saint Namdev passed away.
7/22/1678Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Vellore.
4/1/1839Medical College Hospital in Calcutta having only 20 beds was opened for male patients .
7/15/1979Morarji Desai resigns as PM. Jagjivan Ram elected Janata Parliamentary party leader.
5/4/1995The fourth ASLV-D4 blasts off from Sriharikota, successfully placing the SROSS-C2 satellite in orbit.
3/13/1878The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper.
5/2/1996Controversial godman Chandraswami arrested and sent to high security Tihar jail on a day's judicial custody by a Delhi court for allegedly cheating NRI businessman Lakhubhai Pathak of $1 lakh in 1983.