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Historical Event on 7/31/1974

B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 15-08-1974.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/20/1829Jankibai passed away in jail.
8/15/1997K. R. Narayanan, President, posthumously confers nation's highest peace-time gallantry award 'Ashok Chakra' to second Lieutenant Puneet Dutta.
12/23/1990All India BMAC and VHP hand over theĀ historicalĀ and archaeological documents to support their claim to Home Ministry officials.
6/9/1986First AIDS death reported from a private hospital in Mumbai.
6/17/1917Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba started living at Hriday Kunj in Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad.
6/28/1921Sahityaratna P. V. Narsingh Rao, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
6/13/1996Govt. extends for another 2 years the ban imposed on LTTE w.e.f. 14/6/1996 under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
12/8/1998An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award.
7/20/1993British parliament ratifies the Indo-British extradition treaty.
6/3/1912Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej, great industrialist, was born.