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Historical Event on 1/31/1997

INS Vikrant, Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier, de-commissioned.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/15/1945Indian troops capture Pagan at Burma.
4/5/1991Kerala Assembly dissolved paving way for elections.
11/27/1999BJP suspends former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Kalyan Singh from the primary membership of the Party for defying Mr. Vajpayee.
1/31/1960Milkha Singh at Lahore sets record for 200m in 20.7s.
8/19/1757The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company.
8/22/1992Congress (I) with its allies secures a simple majority in the Lok Sabha following the merger of Telugu Desam into the party.
4/21/1955Avadi session of the Indian National Congress adopts a socialistic pattern of society for India.
9/5/1987Shanbagh, Vandana Rao, Shiny and Usha sets record in the women's category for 4x400m race in 3.31.55 seconds at Rome .
11/30/1986Sikhs hijack bus, killing 24 at Punjab.
12/30/1946Jawaharlal Nehru calls on Gandhiji, who says, ""My reason wholly supports my heart"".