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Historical Event on 7/31/1991

Air Chief Marshal Nirmal Chandra Suri PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1993.

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7/11/1832British Parliament finally rejected to remove the appeal of Hindus puritans against Sutee abolition, as demanded by tradional orthodox Indians.
1/10/1955The Auxiliary Air Force squadrons were equipped with the HAL-designed HT-2 trainer - officially introduced into service.
4/8/1992Congress (I) government led by Rajkumar Dorendra Singh sworn in in Manipur.
7/15/1980Gajanan Vishwanath Ketkar, editor of `Kesri' and `Maratha', passed away.
1/14/1994The first Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research, instituted by ICMR in 1991-92, was announced in 1994 (Dr. G. Padamanabhan, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is the first recipient of this Award).
7/30/1933Gandhiji informs the Government of Bombay of his decision to march from Ahmedabad to Ras with 33 followers to revive Civil Disobedience movement.
7/30/1933Father Francis Xavier, Spanish founder of the Jesuits, 35, and three friends set sail from Lisbon, Portugal for Goa. They became the first Roman Catholic missionaries to travel to India.