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Historical Event on 7/31/1902
Keshav Shankar Pillai, great writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Kayamkulam in Kerala.
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6/5/1923 | Santosh Kumar Kisku Rev, great educationist and social worker, was born. |
11/15/1999 | Notorious criminal Surendra alias Dolatpuri is shot dead in a police encounter at Khatavli, Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. |
1/8/1987 | P. G. Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), passed away. |
8/9/1909 | Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet, play writer, critic of literature, educationist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born at Savanur. |
8/9/1909 | Maharana Pratap Singh of Udaipur, great freedom fighter, soldier and revolutionary, passed away. His son Amar Singh succeeded him. |
3/31/1930 | Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, passed away in Geneva. |
12/22/1975 | Vishnupant Purshottam Bhagwat, editor, publisher and printer of monthly magzine ""Satyakatha"", d |
7/22/1981 | India's first experimental geo-stationary communication satellite 'Apple' started working which was launched on June 19, 1981. |
10/12/1860 | Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, passed away at the age of 73. |
4/9/1954 | India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues. |
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