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Historical Event on 10/31/1999

Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President, is conferred with the Indira Gandhi Award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/8/1990Mother Teresa re-elected head of Missionaries of Charity.
8/2/1935The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India.
7/31/1902Keshav Shankar Pillai, great writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Kayamkulam in Kerala.
7/31/1997Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant.
2/17/1994Former US Congressman Stephan Solarz named Ambassador of India.
10/31/1895Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, cricketer (India's 1st Test capt), born at Nagpur.
2/22/1997Jockey Mark Gallagher shot at and injured in Bangalore.
1/28/1999Central Zone won the Deodhar Trophy, defeating South in their final in Agartala.
4/14/1905Earthquake at Kangra region in Himachal.
10/6/1999Suraj Bhan sworn in Governor of Bihar.