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Historical Event on 7/31/1992

Thailand Airlines crashed in Himalayan Range, 113 persons died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/13/1911Ashok Kumar Ganguly, famous film actor, was born. He is the recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
6/25/1900Louis Mountbatten, last British Voiceroy and first Governor General of independent India, was born at England.
8/30/1992The first Indian-built ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter) successfully flown in Bangalore.
1/26/1997Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs.
6/6/1981The worst-ever railway accident took place in Bihar when a train plunged in Samastipur river.
7/25/1813First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.
11/29/1945Ugoslaviya in Rajshahi was ended.
4/26/1973Judge A.N. Ray became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 28/01/1977.
8/25/1948Jana Gana Mana to be the provisional National Anthem till Constituent Assembly made a final decision.
1/30/1948Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual leader of Indian independence, was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist. The 78-year-old Gandhi was shot at point-blank range as he was walking through a garden to a pergola, where he was to deliver his daily prayer meeting.