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Historical Event on 12/31/1910

Mallikarjun Bhimramaiya Mansoor, famous singer of ""Jaipur Gharana"", was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/27/1995Cellular phone service operates for the first time in Delhi.
9/29/1725Robert Clive, one of the founders of British empire in India and diplomat, was born.
5/18/1973A powerful underground explosion rocked India's desert of Rajasthan today, making India the sixth nation in history to set off a nuclear device. The blast, which took place at a depth of 330 feet, was in the range of 10-15 kilotons, smaller than the bomb exploded by the US at Nagasaki in World War II. India is signatory to the 1963 test ban treaty, and thus was prohibited from exploding the device on land or in the air. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi claimed the purpose of the test was peaceful and said 'such explosions may have their use in mining operations'.
1/3/1946Three High Ranked Officers of Azad Hind Fauj were released by Gen. C. Auchinleck.
11/5/1892John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, biologist, was born at Oxford.
7/25/1997Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) retired from the post of 9th President.
3/1/1978Justice Y. Y. Chandrachud is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India.
3/10/1897Savitri Bai Phule passed away. She played a prominent role in assisting her husband Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in education field. She taught in schools for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables.
3/10/1897Nasiru'd-din Muhammad Shah I passed away. His son-in-law Ghiyasu'd-din Balban succeeded Nasiru'd-din Mahmud in Delhi.
4/3/1984Soyuz T-11 carried three cosmonauts along with the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma to Salyut 7.