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Historical Event on 5/31/1973

Mohan Kumaramangalam, Central Minister, died in an air crash near Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1995ISRO and Intelsat sign a $100 m 10-year-long agreement for leasing some of the capacity of the Indian-built INSAT-2E (scheduled for launch in 1997).
2/23/1997176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa.
8/20/1885First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.
3/31/1994U.R. Rao, retiring ISRO Chairman, announces agreement with Russia for supplying 7 cryogenic engines.
5/20/1677Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi.
11/19/1994Lt. Gen. Shankar Roy Choudhury appointed Army Chief following the death of Gen. B.C. Joshi.
11/15/1932Surinder Kumar Mehra, Air Chief Marshal, was born in Delhi
5/4/1849Jyotirindranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur and poet, was born.
8/3/1993Government assures Lok Sabha that it will revive the proposal for a multi-member election commission.
8/22/2000Parliament okays two Constitutional Amendment Bills restoring relaxations in marks for promotion in government jobs to SC/STs and exempting Arunachal from reservation for SCs.