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Historical Event on 5/31/1998

B. R. Rawat, an Indian diplomat, is assaulted by a Pakistani private security guard in Islamabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/27/1857Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of India's first Cinema Hall - 'Elphinstone Palace' at Calcutta, Madan & Co. and Parsi Theatrical Company, was born.
4/27/1857Humayun reconquered Delhi after defeating Sher - Shar Alias Sikandar Suri in Machiwara and Sarhind battles. It is said that he won the crown but not the empire.
7/20/1993British parliament ratifies the Indo-British extradition treaty.
6/5/1998Ali Sardar Jafri, Urdu writer, is presented the Jnanpeeth award for 1997.
4/13/1997Anand wins Dos Hermanas chess crown.
10/19/1967Dr. C. V. Raman elucidated his new theory on wave motion in respect to vision and dim light.
5/20/1850Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, father of modern story writing in Marathi, was born.
10/20/1997All India Hindu Conference begins at Hardwar.
9/18/1997President K.R. Narayanan inaugurates Mammen Mappillai Hall at Kottayam, Kerala.
8/23/1947Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was sworn is as the Deputy Prime Minister of India.