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Historical Event on 12/31/1993

Manipur placed under President's rule; Bangarappa launches Karnataka Congress Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/10/1832Edwin Arnold, English writer (Light of India), was born.
6/16/1859Anandram Dhekial Fukun, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, passed away.
9/7/1999Haider Noorani, BJP candidate for the Anantang Lok Sabha seat, killed in bomb blast.
5/31/1756Jose Cusodio Faria was born in Candolim of Goa. He was a revolutionary scientist and also known as Abbe Faria.
10/5/1864Cyclone destroyed most of Calcutta city in which approximately 50,000 people died.
10/5/1864Allau'd-din Hasan Gangu alias Jafar Khan. The Muslim kingdom of Bahmani dynasty in the south as Sultan Allau'd-din Khalji. He renamed Gulbarga, his capital as 'Hasanabad'.
12/23/2000The Centre gives a green signal to West Bengal Government's proposal to rename Calcutta as ''Kolkata''.
11/30/1920N. B. Kamat, filmmaker and distributor, was born.
8/17/1780Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived.
1/16/1989Prem Nazir, famous actor of more than 620 Malayalam films, died at the age of 59 yrs.