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Historical Event on 10/31/1999

Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President, is conferred with the Indira Gandhi Award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1908New law suspends trial by jury and increases penalties for 'sedition.'
3/1/1903Pareshchandra Bhattacharya, former Gonerner of Indian Reserve Bank, was born.
12/5/1992Monisha, actress and winner of the 1987 'Urvasi' award for the Malayalam film 'Nakhakshathangal' died at a young age of 21 years.
4/4/1997World Bank Atlas for 1997 put India as world's fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity estimated around $1318 trillion.
3/1/1930Coimbatarao Doraikannu Gopinath, cricketer (batted in 8 Tests for India in the 1950's), was born in Madras.
9/26/1992Indian Airlines hike fare by 9 percent.
2/9/1992Publication of daily newspaper `Lokpatra' started from Nanded.
12/3/1991Satinder Kumar Lamba appointed India's Ambassador to Pakistan.
3/31/1993Kidnapped cardiac surgeon Dr. Abdul Ahad Guroo killed in Srinagar.
5/1/1998The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri.