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Historical Event on 7/31/1940

Udham Singh, fiery revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by the British Government in the Pantone Villa Jail, London.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/17/1835James Todd, researcher and writer of Rajput history, passed away.
4/26/1993Indian Airlines' IC 491 crashes at Aurangabad, killing 55 passengers.
11/6/1950King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India.
11/24/1997Leander-Mahesh stumble at the final step, finish second in the World doubles tennis championships at Hartford.
6/2/1991Dinesh Goswami, former Law Minister, passed away in a road accident in Assam.
2/8/1881Faiyaj Khan, famous Indian classical singer, was born.
1/24/19953,400 meter long tunnel at Barcem piercing through the Karmali Ghat in Canacona taluka on the Konkan railway route in Goa completed at an approximate cost of Rs. 50 million.
5/9/1874First horse-drawn tram car started running in Mumbai.
10/20/1905Mohansing Mahir, famous modern Punjabi poet, was born.
5/23/1914The British India Steamship Co. and the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Co. announced their amalgamation at London.