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Historical Event on 7/31/1993

Transport operators begin nation-wide strike.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/9/1946The first meeting of Constitutional Committee Assembly was held in Parliment after a gap of two years, 11 months and 17 days. The Congress started its work of framing the Indian Constitution. Muslim League boycott failed to prevent Constituent Assembly opening. From 16th August 1946, the country witnessed communal riots on an unprecedented scale. At this crucial juncture, on 20th February 1947, Clement Atlee the British prime minister, fixed June 1948 as a deadline for transfer of power and Lord Mountbatten was appointed as the new Viceroy.
5/31/1988Dwarika Prasad Mishra, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.
10/4/1999Rest of India won the Zal Irani Trophy in Bangalore.
1/3/1997Government announces setting up of a Central Board for bank frauds.
9/20/1911Sri Ram Sharma Acharya, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Auvalkhera, Agra.
11/13/1999A woman commits 'sati' in Satpura village in Mohaba district of Uttar Pradesh
11/20/1997Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding.
8/11/1999The last total solar eclipse of the millenium was seen in northern parts of India and France. This eclipse lasted for 2 min and 23 sec.
1/12/1901Umashankar Dikshit, senior leader of Indira Congress, was born.
1/3/1987Arvind Deshpande, famous actor, died.