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Historical Event on 1/31/1983

The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/14/1895Nihalsing Gurumukh, former Chief Minister of Delhi and Governer of Rajasthan, was born.
4/14/1989Ranjan Roy, captain of Indian Navy, and his wife Rupali Roy started off in a Maruti car.
3/15/1908Police shoot four people in rioting.
8/7/1947BEST services were started by Mumbai Mahanagarpalika.
6/30/1997Joginder Singh, CBI Director, was given marching orders bringing his 11-month-old controversial tenure to sudden end. R. C. Sharma, Special Director, took over.
4/18/1959Premier Chou En-lai insists Tibetan Dalai Lama was abducted to India.
4/18/1959Saint Visoba Khechar, was the yogi-guru of the Varkari poet-saint Namdev of Maharashtra, took Samadhi.
2/15/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema.
1/4/1906Prince of Wales laid the foundation stone of Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.
11/1/1956Madhya Pradesh State High Court was established at Jabalpur having its benches in Gwalior and Indore.