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Historical Event on 1/31/1896

Dattatray Ramchandra Bendre, Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award winner and Kannad poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/7/1968Benipuri Sharma, famous Hindi novelist, died.
3/22/2000INSAT-3B launched.
7/25/1970Pillai A. Thanu, former Chief Minister of Kerala, passed away.
3/17/1905Narsinghcharya Purohit Tirunarayan Iyyangar, famous Kannad poet, music director and critic, was born.
2/11/1959Vinoo Mankad plays his final Test Cricket (vs West Indies at Delhi).
3/24/1993Six of Memon family escape to Karachi.
1/23/1993Indian Airlines B737 crashes at Aurangabad, 61 die.
1/14/1982First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully.
12/13/1991Justice M. H Kania of Maharashtra sworn in as the 23rd Chief Justice of India.
10/3/1996National Conference swept back to power in J & K with a landslide victory.