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Historical Event on 3/31/1990

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous).

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/18/1971Gavaskar makes 220 in second innings vs West Indies after 124 in first.
2/6/195555 miners die in explosion in Bihar State.
1/27/1987P. T. Usha nominated the Asian Athlete of 1986 by the US Sports Academy (USA).
2/22/1905Purushotamsing Bajaj, industrialist and social worker, was born at Shikarpur (Sind).
12/29/1989Prasar Bharati Bill and Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha.
10/15/1932First Indian commercial airliner service 'Tata Sons Ltd' started. (Tata Airlines)
3/1/1987A Pakistani official quoted as saying, ""Pakistan has nuclear bomb capabilities at New Delhi"".
9/26/1932Gandhiji breaks fast on Indian government's acceptance of his demand regarding Harijans.
8/2/1880Bellary Raghava, famous actor, lawyer, social worker and dramatist, was born.
5/26/1998S. Chandrasekar, scientist, was selected for the Niels Bohr-UNESCO gold medal.