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Historical Event on 1/31/1994

Punjab and Haryana High Court orders plastic surgery to remove 'Jebkatri' (pickpocket) tattooed on the forehead of four women by Amritsar Police.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/17/1997Government rules out granting dual citizenship to NRIs.
1/17/1997The first visit of Jesuit Priest of Goa in the Court of Emperor Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri.
8/7/1990Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.
10/17/1920Bhartiya Communist Party was formed at Tashkent with seven members including M.N. Roy, Birendra Chattopadhyay and Abani Mukherji.
6/22/1898The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India.
3/3/1939Motganhalli Laxmanarsu Jaisi alais Jaisimha, cricketer (Indian batsman of the sixties), was born in Secundrabad.
12/11/1999Dr. M. L. Madhu, poet and translator, wins the Pushkin Gold Medal award.
5/17/1993Visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres signs an MOU with his Indian counterpart to end nearly 4 decades of inactivity in bilateral relation.
4/23/1991Major parties agree to have polls in Punjab.
4/10/1919Miss Mercia Sherwood, an English teacher, was assaulted by a mob in Amritsar. Brig. General. R.E.H. Dyer had given instructions to beat her.