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Historical Event on 7/31/1997

V. Thangapandian (64), Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Minister, died at Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/18/1947Indian Independence Act, signed by King George VI, was proclaimed as Indian Freedom Act, 1947.
9/3/1983U.S. Census reports world population at 4.72 billion. China has 1.05 billion and India 731 million.
9/14/1967US announces plan to give India $1.3 million to buy contraceptives.
3/29/1995Harindra Dave, chief editor of Janmabhumi Group and Gujrati author, passed away.
12/3/1989Mulayam Singh Yadav named UP CM.
11/11/1979President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India.
11/24/1932The Third Round Table Conference ended in London. As Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it. This conference ended without achieving anything.
5/15/1998Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar maestro, receives the 1998 Polar music award.
6/26/1983Five hundred killed or missing as monsoon floods hit the Indian state of Gujarat.
10/12/1921Jayant Shridhar Tilak, great journalist, was born at Poona.