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Historical Event on 7/31/1996
Joginder Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/97).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/27/1703 | More than 8,000 people died in a cyclone in England. |
| 9/4/1825 | Dadabhai Naoroji, first Indian in British parliament and merchant, was born at Navsari, Gujarat. He coined the word 'Swaraj'. |
| 2/25/1963 | Nehru refuses to recognize China-Pakistan border pact in New Delhi. |
| 6/8/1968 | Madhuri Mani Iyyer, famous singer of Karnatak Gharana, passed away. |
| 1/25/2000 | The Government awards Padma Vibhushan to R.K. Narayan, Dr.M.S. Gill; Padma Bhushan for Rajnikant and Padmashri for A.R. Rehman. |
| 4/1/1920 | S. Bhattacharya, cricket Test Umpire for 2 tests from 1963-70, was born in Delhi. |
| 1/3/1997 | Congress President Sitaram Kesri elected leader of Congress Parliamentary Party, and Sharad Pawar appointed leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha. |
| 1/8/1927 | The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrives after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board. |
| 8/1/1932 | Meena Kumari, film actress, was born. |
| 1/19/1919 | Dharam Singh, field hockey player for Indian Team at Olympics-1964-Gold Winner, was born. |
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