October 31- This Day in Indian History

Find out what happened in India on 31 October.

31-October-1843
Tarkanath Gangopadhyay, first realistic social novelist of Bengal, was born.
31-October-1875
Vallabhbhai Zaverbhai Patel, 'Iron man of India', was born at Nadiad, Gujarat. He was also the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. His father had served in the army of the Rani of Jhansi against Britishers.
31-October-1876
Cyclone hits Bengal centered near Bakarganj (now in Banlgadesh), about 200,000 die.
31-October-1885
St. Stephen's Hospital was opened. It was the first hospital for women and children at Delhi.
31-October-1895
Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, cricketer (India's 1st Test capt), born at Nagpur.
31-October-1919
Jaikisan Harivallabhdas, great industrialist, was born.
31-October-1920
Inaugural session of the All India Trade Union Congress was conducted in Bombay.
31-October-1955
The Prime Minister inaugurated the Cooperative Milk Producers' Union factory at Anand, Gujarat.
31-October-1962
Krishna Menon, Home Minister, resign due to attack by China.
31-October-1963
Krishna Menon, resigned from the post of Defence Minister of India, due to Chinese attack.
31-October-1966
Mihir Sen swam Panama Canal in 34 hours 15 minutes.
31-October-1975
Sachin Dev Burman, famous music director, died.
31-October-1984
Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as Prime Minister of India by Gyani Zail Singh, President of India, at New Delhi. He held this office till December 1, 1989.
31-October-1984
Indira Gandhi, India's four-time prime minister, was gunned down by two members of her personal security guard as she walked from her home to her office in New Delhi. She died after four hours of emergency surgery. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66. Both of her attackers were identified as members of the Sikh religion. One was shot dead. The other was captured. Sikh extremists had threatened to kill Ms. Gandhi since she ordered the raid on their shrine in Amritsar. She had told an interviewer that she was not intimidated by the threats. 'I am not afraid,' she said. 'I am frequently attacked'.
31-October-1989
Dr. A. P. Mukherjee became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation till 11/01/90.
31-October-1990
Hindus flee Muslim prorsecution in Kashmir Valley.
31-October-1990
Religious clashes between Hindus and Muslims leave more than 180 people dead.
31-October-1991
Karsevaks' hoist flags on Masjid in Ayodhya.
31-October-1994
26 die as cyclone lashes Tamil Nadu.
31-October-1997
Autonomous Prasar Bharati with enough muscle to get Government off its back is promised by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Jaipal Reddy, while announcing changes to Prasar Bharati Act in New Delhi.
31-October-1997
Balmiki Prasad Singh takes over as Union Home Secretary. He succeeds K. Padmanabhaiah.
31-October-1997
Rushmi Chakravarthy makes it a double in the National hardcourt tennis in Mumbai.
31-October-1999
Dr. S. S. Badrinath gets Dhanvantari Award.
31-October-1999
Efforts to restore rail and telecom links on a war footing.
31-October-1999
Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President, is conferred with the Indira Gandhi Award.
31-October-1999
The Ram Janmabhoomi Trust president ends fast in support of his eight-point demands including improvement of 'puja' and 'darshan' arrangements of 'Ram Lala' at the temple.
31-October-2000
Chhattisgarh, the 26th State of Indian Union, comes into existence with the swearing in of its Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahay and Chief Minister Ajit Jogi at a glittering function at Raipur.
31-October-2000
The Income Tax Department 'indicts' five cricketers - Kapil Dev, Ajay Jadeja, Manoj Prabhakar, Nikhil Chopra and Ajay Sharma - for tax evasion and concealment of income earned through "dubious sources".

 

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