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Historical Event on 3/31/1990

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous).

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/21/2000The 10,000 bond scheme for short-term visitors to the UK will not be applied to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, said British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Keith Vaz.
7/3/1661Portugal gives Tanger & Bombay to English King Charles II.
5/11/1985Booby (Doll) trap bomb kills 86 people in India.
12/17/1933Lala Amarnath scores a century (118) in his Test Cricket debut.
1/4/1914Indira Sant, famous Marathi poet, was born.
12/5/1946Dada Maharaj Satarkar passed away.
10/18/1925Narayandatt Tiwar, former Central minister and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born.
3/7/1987Sunil Gavaskar becomes the first batsman to score 10,000 test runs in cricket a match against Pakistan at Ahmedabad.
10/25/1964First indigenous tank was manufactured in Awdi factory and was named 'Vijayant'.
4/28/1936Abdul Rashid 'Fida' (Kishtwari), great poet, was born.