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Historical Event on 12/31/1995

K.P.S. Gill, DGP of Punjab, retires from service.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/31/1995Zahir Al-Din Muhammad Babur Shah, founder of Mughal dynasty, passed away at the age of 48 at Dhaulpur.
10/12/1946Ashok Vinoo Mankad, cricketer (son of Vinoo, batted for India 1969-78), was born in Bombay.
7/29/1993Two bills seeking to delink religion from politics and to empower the EC to debar parties with religious names introduced in Lok Sabha.
2/23/1980Prakash Padukone becomes the first Indian to win All-England Badminton Championship.
2/25/1968Judge Mohammad Hidayatullah became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 16/12/1970.
7/22/1959Ananth Kumar was born in Banglore. He is a Minister in Vajpayee's Government.
1/1/1851Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'.
3/14/1910Dalai Lama makes a rare state visit to the Viceroy of Calcutta.
5/12/1984Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, passed away at Madras.
2/13/1879Sarojini Naidu ""Nightingale of India"", was born at Hyderabad. She was the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress and took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931.