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Historical Event on 7/31/1912

Allan Octavian, great social reformer, patriot, lawyer, journalist and politician, passed away at the age of 84.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/12/2000Dr. Gurudev S. Khush of the Manila-based International Rice Research Institute wins the Wolf prize for Agriculture for the year 2000.
2/10/1691Job Charnock established the first English factory in Calcutta.
5/12/1998Bill Clinton, US President, asks India to sign the CTBT.
3/4/1925Jyotirindranath Tagore, great Bengali litterateur and poet, passed away.
2/14/19674th Parliamentary Lok Sabha Election was held and the election process was completed on 15/02/1967.
4/18/1959India, Pakistan sign one-year pact on Indus River irrigation.
7/11/1998The Government reduces customs duty on edible oils under the Open General Licence from 20 to 10 per cent.
2/5/1992D.D. Lapang takes over as the new CM of Meghalaya.
11/27/1994D. V. Purohit (Nanasaheb), veteran freedom figher and revolutionary, passed away.
7/7/1998Nag, indigenously developed anti-tank missile, is test-fired again.