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Historical Event on 3/31/1993

Kidnapped cardiac surgeon Dr. Abdul Ahad Guroo killed in Srinagar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1992Thailand Airlines crashed in Himalayan Range, 113 persons died.
3/31/1871Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, freedom fighter and loyal Congress leader 'Lion of Karnataka', was born.
4/5/1993G. V. Iyer's Sanskrit film 'Bhagavad Geeta was adjudged the best film at the National Film Awards.
10/27/1904Jatindra Nath Das, great revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Bankim Behari in Calcutta.
2/2/1953All India Khadi and Village Industries Board started in New Delhi.
11/1/1985Helicopter Corporation of India, later renamed Pawan Hans Limited, started functioning.
5/17/1999Sonia Gandhi resigns as Congress president but the CWC(I) rejects it.
10/5/1997Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998)
5/12/1966Sardar Sikandar Hayat, President of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, resigns.
12/20/1957Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' is declared the best film at the San Francisco Film Festival.