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Historical Event on 3/31/1997

The Bombay Stock Exchange crashes by 300 points.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/27/1993Splendid bowling by Anil Kumble (6 for 12) helps India to beat West Indies by 102 runs in the Hero Cup finals in Calcutta.
1/19/1995Goa Cong (I) government led by Pratap Singh Rane gets absolute majority when 4-members of MGP merged with Congress.
2/26/1915Pran Nath Chhuttani, great physician and teacher, was born.
6/22/1955Sadashiv Garpatrao Shinde, cricketer (12 wkts in 7 Tests for India), died at the age of 31.
9/15/1948The India flag carrying vessel reached Bombay Port.
10/15/1972Nirmalkumar Bose, great Indian human scientist, died.
2/1/1881Cambridge Missionaries founded St. Stephen's College in Delhi.
6/10/1966MIG aeroplanes were designed at Nashik.
3/1/1818Singhgad won by the Britishers after the end of Peshwa kingdom.
4/16/1853The first Railway Train on Indian sub-continent ran over a streach of 21 miles i.e. 35 kms from Bombay to Thane. In the inauguration ceremony, 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder (presently C.S.T.) at 3.30 pm, amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns.