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Historical Event on 3/31/1994

U.R. Rao, retiring ISRO Chairman, announces agreement with Russia for supplying 7 cryogenic engines.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/30/2000CBI files fresh cases against JMM MPs Shibu Soren, Simon Marandi and Suraj Mandal on charges of possessing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income.
5/20/1965Under the leadership of Commander M. S. Kohli, Indian Trackers concurred Mount Everest. Captain A. S. Chima and Sherpa Nawang Gombu were the first to reach the summit.
3/13/1940Michael O' Dyer, former Governor of Punjab, was shot by Udham Singh in Caxton Hall at point-blank range in full view of a large gathering in London.
9/6/1972Allauddin Khan, famous Sarod player, passed away.
11/5/1956Nehru breaks silence condemning Soviets for repression in Hungary.
3/4/1858J. P. Walker, British Officer, along with 200 prisoners who were mainly from the Indian Sepoy Mutiny, sailed from Calcutta to start a new settlement in the Andaman Islands.
10/4/1953India elected to the UN Trusteeship Council.
6/15/1953Internal Air Route Corporation of India was established.
9/30/1996PVN Rao, who was to appear in court in the Pathak cheating case, gets a reprieve
6/17/1991Congress and its allies secure absolute majority in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Haryana Assemblies.