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Historical Event on 10/31/1963
Krishna Menon, resigned from the post of Defence Minister of India, due to Chinese attack.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1960 | Maharashtra State Sahkari Grihvitta Corporation was established. |
| 2/11/1997 | A New Delhi district consumer court holds that provision of drinking water aboard trains is a necessity and it is the duty of the railways to provide it to passengers in reserved compartments. |
| 8/1/1920 | Under the leadership of Gandhi, the non-cooperation movement was launched against Lord Chelmsford. ""Firmness in truth,"" was his strategy of noncooperation and non-violence against India's Christian British rulers. Later, he resolved to wear only 'dhoti' to preserve homespun cotton and simplicity, followed with grassroots agitation. This began with renunciation of honorary titles like 'Sir' given by the British. Thereafter, it was followed by the boycott of legislatures, elections and other Government works. Foreign clothes were burnt and Khadi became a symbol of freedom. The movement was a great success despite firing and arrests. By the end of 1921, all important national leaders, except Gandhi, were in jail, along with 3000 others. However, in February 1922, at Chaurichaura, Uttar Pradesh, violence erupted and Gandhi called off the movement. He was imprisoned and the movement was over. |
| 2/18/1823 | Gopal Hari Deshmukh, lokhitwadi, was born. |
| 11/12/1781 | Nagapatnam of South India was captured by the British troops. |
| 1/9/1935 | Britain signs the Trade Pack with India. |
| 2/7/1856 | Wajid Ali Shah, ruler of Oudh, was asked to abdicate by the British Resident on grounds of chronic misrule. |
| 3/19/1911 | Santosh Kumar Ganguly, cricket test empire and 10 test 1955-65, was born in Bengal. He also played Hockey and Football. He is the aurthor of ""Manual of Cricket Umpires"" and ""Technique of Umpiring Hockey"". |
| 1/20/1871 | Sir Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, famous Indian industrialist, was born. |
| 8/7/1988 | N. T. Ramarao elected chairman and V.P. Singh the convenor of the National Front. |
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