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Historical Event on 7/31/1861

9,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam becomes a world record.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/19/1976Maharshi Dayanand University established in Haryana.
5/27/1906Maharashtra Sahitya Patrika Day.
11/11/1979President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India.
7/24/1911Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, was born.
9/20/1921Pamanmal Hazari Punjabi, right-hand batsman (164 runs in five tests vs Pakistan in 1954-55), was born at Karachi.
2/12/1949Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978).
2/15/1869Mirza ""Galib"" Asad Ullah Beg Khan, famous Urdu poet and writer, passed away.
7/3/1745Ranoji Shinde died.
7/2/1993Delhi High Court stays the Lok Sabha Speaker's order disqualifying four Janata Dal MPs under the anti-defection law.
3/1/1971Central Translation Bureau was setup as a subordinate office under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Bureau undertakes translation work of manuals, codes, forms and other non-statutory procedural literature of various ministries, departments, offices of the Central Government and Undertakings, Banks etc.