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Historical Event on 12/31/1966
Bishen Singh Bedi made his Test Cricket debut vs West Indies at Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/27/1990 | Om Prakash Chautala, former CM, wins Mehem by-election. |
| 5/27/1990 | Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini. |
| 10/31/1999 | Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President, is conferred with the Indira Gandhi Award. |
| 10/12/1952 | Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s vs New Zealand. |
| 11/8/1965 | British Indian Ocean Territory formed. |
| 12/23/1998 | Jayaprakash Narayan posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, the country's biggest honour. |
| 9/16/1955 | Leopold C. M. S. Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), died at the age of 81. |
| 6/6/1935 | Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born. |
| 10/28/1977 | Shantiprasad Jain, industrialist, died. |
| 3/19/1907 | Dr. Dilawar Hussain, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, was born. |
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