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Historical Event on 3/31/1990

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous).

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/24/1961Indian Manufactured Supersonic fighter HF24 flew took to air for the first time.
8/20/1917Raja Kulkarni, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Mhaswa village in Maharashra.
9/19/1997Ambar Roy, Indian test batsman (1969-70), died in Calcutta.
7/20/1955Suez Canal nationalised by Gamal Abdul Nassar.
5/28/1925Awadh Kishore Narain, educationist, was born.
11/30/2000Dr. Anil Kakodkar takes charge as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy.
3/28/1978Nafisa Joseph, Miss India Universe (1997), was born.
5/18/1926Naranjan Bhagat, famous Gujrathi poet, was born.
6/4/1955Ministry of Iron & Steel inaugurated.
8/28/1997Election Commission orders that no convicted person will be allowed to contest elections even if an appeal against the conviction was pending in a higher court.