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Historical Event on 7/31/1974

B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 15-08-1974.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/1977Cyclone hits Andhra Pradesh causing flooding and tidal waves and killing 10,000.
5/1/1998The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri.
8/10/1982Memorial of 201 martyrs from Maharashtra inaugurated.
1/4/1999Karnataka's Farah Khan made it three-in-a-row in the National ladies billiards championship in Delhi.
2/2/1862Pandit Shambhunath was the first Indian to become Judge of Indian High Court.
4/1/1930Government announced 15 yrs and 18 yrs as minimum marriageable age for girls and boys. This is presently remodified.
5/25/1979Commercial Unity Day started.
12/1/1900Chidambaranar Thiru Thamizaringar, great author, journalist and homeopath, was born at Sirukadambur, Tamil Nadu.
3/11/1863Maharaja Sayaji Rao III, great nationalist and social reformer, was born at Nasik.
11/1/1950First Indigenous Steam Engine from Chitranjan Rail Factory railed out.