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Historical Event on 7/31/1974
B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 15-08-1974.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/27/1960 | Presidential orders were issued on the report of the Committee of Parliament on official Languages which includes issues relating to preparation of terminology (Hindi glossaries, Hindia translation of codes and procedural literature, imparting training in Hindi to employees propagation of Hindi, language of bills, language to be used in the Supreme Court and High Court etc). |
| 4/13/1890 | Ramchandra Gopal Torne (Dadasaheb), film director, was born. |
| 6/2/1986 | One thousand Sikhs arrested at demonstrations in Punjab. |
| 3/19/2000 | Bill Clinton, US President, arrives to a warm welcome in India. This was the first presidential visit of a US head in two decades. |
| 4/30/1991 | BJP election manifesto promises Presidential form of government. |
| 8/18/1969 | Humayun Kabir, great politician, died. |
| 6/9/1900 | Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, died in Ranchi Jail. |
| 1/28/1898 | Nivedita, an Irish lady of Scottish descent, came to India. |
| 6/17/1973 | Leander Vece Paes, tennis player who singles bronze at Atlanta Olympics (1996), was born. He was also a winner of French Open in 1999, Gold Flake Open, Newport 1998, Wimbledon 1999 (doubles and mixed doubles). |
| 9/9/1923 | First magazine 'Kiran' was published by Ravikiran Mandal. |
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