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Historical Event on 1/31/1969

Saint Meherbaba passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/1959Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.
3/30/1923New financial measures come into force, including restoration of Salt Tax.
2/6/1985Vikram Kumar, Soccer(Football) player, was born.
12/5/1933Balendu Shantilal Jain, famous hindi writer, was born at Kunchord, M.P.
10/25/1990JD and BJP withdrew support to Rajasthan and Gujarat governments respectively.
10/28/1998The 1997 B.C. Roy National Award was presented to 18 medical experts.
11/20/1947Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.
6/6/1999Paes-Bhupathi bagged their maiden Grand Slam doubles crown, defeating Goran Ivanisevic and Jeff Tarango in the final.
6/6/1999A battle was fought at Turkra or Turkra Qasba (in the Balasore district) in which the Afghans were routed.
12/7/1856First Hindu widow married officially.