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Historical Event on 7/31/1992
Sitar maestro Pt. Ravishankar wins the Magsaysay Award.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/22/1854 | Kawasji Nanabhai Dawar started the first Cloth Mill namely 'Bombay Spinning Mills'. |
| 5/31/1818 | Samachar Darpan, the first vernacular newspaper, was published in Bengali language by Carey and Marshman from Serampore. |
| 8/1/1939 | Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed. |
| 5/16/1960 | International Telex Service between India and U.K. started. |
| 6/20/1992 | The JD and the NF choose former Lok Sabha Dy Speaker Prof. G. G. Swell as the Presidential candidate. |
| 3/22/1739 | Nadir Shah entered Delhi. He gave the signal to one of his soldiers from Sunheri mosque. |
| 12/11/1999 | Leander Paes capped a brilliant year with his successive Challenger title, this time in Jaipur, beating Barry Cowan in the final. |
| 4/25/1955 | Syed Mohammad Zamin Ali, great educationist, poet, editor, writer, professor and founder-member of the Hindustani Academy, passed away. |
| 4/25/1955 | Badauni Abdul Kadir, famous Muslim historian, was born. |
| 9/7/1996 | First phase of J & K Assembly elections. |
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