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Historical Event on 1/31/1986

Shri Vishwanath More, famous music director, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1990JD secures four-fifth majority in Orissa Assembly elections; Biju Patnaik becomes the new CM.
10/20/1999Quiet start to the 13th Lok Sabha.
4/14/1891Dr. Bhimrao Ramji 'Babasaheb' Ambedkar, India's great social reformer, politician, author, architect, lawyer and agitator, was born in Maharashtra.
1/16/1995Missile carrier vessel 'Vidhrut' dedicated to nation.
1/16/1995Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev, was born on Baisakhi in a Khatri family in Talwandi Rae Bhoe in Pakistan, known as Nankana Sahib. Guru Nanak's birthday has been traditionally celebrated on Katik Poornamashi. Althought the correct birth date has been established as Vaisakh 1 (April 14), it will continue to be celebrated on Katik Poornamashi until such time as it is changed to Vaisakh 1. (Most Sikhs in the present day consider themselves members of a separate religion.).
4/2/1953Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist and writer, passed away.
1/16/1920Nani Palkhiwala, famous law expert, was born.
7/30/1992The Supreme Court declares that capitation fee in educational institutions is unlawful.
9/30/1996Centre gives its consent to Tamil Nadu government's decision to rename Madras as Chennai.
3/1/2000Gopichand wins the Indian Oil Servo National badminton championship at Kochi-making it four in a row.