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Historical Event on 7/31/1980

Muhammad Rafi, famous playback singer, died at the age of 40.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/13/1932Nirmalchandra Sen, great revolutionary, died.
12/20/1969Nihalsingh Gurumukh, former Chief Minister of Dehli and Governor of Rajasthan, died.
8/2/1877Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, was born in Sagar, M.P.
3/9/1931Karansingh, politician, was born.
9/15/1860M. Visveswarayya, maker of modern Karnataka, was born. He was a notable engineer too.
1/22/1989Madhya Pradesh CM Arjun Singh resigns on Churhat lottery case grounds.
4/12/1992M. Basavapunniah (77),Communist leader, passed away.
11/20/1967First Indian made Sounding Rocket 'Rohini RH75' launched into space from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.
9/18/1803Second Anglo-Maratha war under Sir Arthur Wellesley resulted in a crushing defeat of the Marathas at Assaye. The British Christians captured Delhi and acquired control of large parts of India.
10/21/1999B. R. Chopra, filmmaker, gets the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.