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Historical Event on 3/31/1999
The PIO card, conferring privileges on persons of Indian origin settled abroad, is formally launched.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/6/1955 | Vinayak Maharaj Masurkar, great Samarth Saint, died. |
| 3/2/1957 | Central Warehouse Corporation established. |
| 11/20/1998 | Dr. Mohammed Yunus, Chairman of the Grameen Bank of Dhaka, is selected for the 1998 Indira Gandhi prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development. |
| 2/1/1929 | Jyotirbhaskaracharya Jayant Salgaonkar was born. |
| 7/17/1976 | Mudliyar A. Ramaswami, Padmabhushan awardee, politician and industrialist, passed away. |
| 10/30/1990 | Several people died and many injured as security forces opened fire at a crowd marching towards Ram Janmabhumi/Babari Masjid to perform 'karseva'. |
| 6/18/1943 | British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India. |
| 8/13/1936 | Madam Bhikaji Rustom Cama, freedom fighter, Indian lady revolutionary and politician, passed away at Bombay. |
| 4/30/1947 | The entire nation is stirred by religious strife. |
| 4/15/1926 | Gurvel Singh Pannu, famous Hindi writer, was born in Lauhka, Punjab. |
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