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Historical Event on 3/31/1913
Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir George Sydneham Clerk.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/12/1925 | Ghulam Mustafa Guard, cricketer (lefty pace bowler in 2 Tests for India 1959), was born in Surat, Gujarat. |
| 5/1/1997 | Anand wins all three categories in Amber chess tournament in Monte Carlo. |
| 4/26/1999 | The President dissolves Lok Sabha and orders fresh elections. |
| 10/27/1969 | Darshansingh Pheruman died in Amritsar during the 74th day of his fast, which he had undertaken for the merger of Chandigarh in Punjab. |
| 1/3/1952 | India adopted birth control program with aid of U.N. World Health Organization. |
| 5/9/1998 | Playback singer Talat Mehmood, 75, passed away in Mumbai. |
| 7/3/1979 | Construction of the main second Howrah Bridge (Vidyasagar Setu) started. |
| 2/26/1915 | Pran Nath Chhuttani, great physician and teacher, was born. |
| 3/4/1996 | India and EU agree on a plan to boost trade ties. |
| 3/5/1916 | Biju Patnaik, famous Oriya leader and Chief Minister, was born. |
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