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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
1/26/1997Delhi becomes the first state in India to enforce a ban on smoking in all public places.
8/10/1989Panchayatraj' and 'Nagarpalika' bills were passed in Parliament's Lok Sabha.
4/17/1941Office of Price Administration was formed which handled the rationing of essential commodities.
5/9/1992Killer brew claims 175 lives in Orissa, Excise Minister Prasanna Kumar Acharya resigns.
10/1/1894Sudhi Ranjan Das, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Calcutta.
6/19/1997Indian Prime Minister and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, spoke for first time on restored hotline, to reiterate their committment to comprehensive dialogue, including Kashmir.
5/25/1915Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
7/6/199339 people were killed and three officials abducted in J&K .
5/20/1996CPI Leader Indrajit Gupta appointed pro-term speaker in the Lok Sahba.
10/26/1932Indian Muslim leader demands that Gandhi be released from prison. The Viceroy responded that this was only possible if Gandhi disassociated himself from the civil disobedience campaign.