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Events for March 31

31-March-1663	Mir Jumla, Mughal Commander, passed away in Bihar.
31-March-1843	Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first musical playwright of Marathi, was born.
31-March-1867	Prarthana Samaj was established by Ranade, Bhandarkar and others at Mumbai in 1864.
31-March-1871	Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, freedom fighter and loyal Congress leader 'Lion of Karnataka', was born.
31-March-1904	British slaughter hundreds of Tibetans.
31-March-1913	Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir George Sydneham Clerk.
31-March-1926	Dattatray Balwant Parasnis, who made research in History, passed away.
31-March-1930	Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, passed away in Geneva.
31-March-1935	374 infants wed at a mass ceremony.
31-March-1942	During the 2nd World War, Japan was heavily successful in Burma and Andaman which posted a danger to the Indian Security.
31-March-1959	Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India.
31-March-1964	Tram-way service ended in Mumbai (Bombay). This last electric tram left Bori Bunder (CST) for Dadar at 10 p.m., crowds lined the route all the way at that late hour to bid farewell to the common man's transport medium.
31-March-1972	Meena Kumari, famous film actress, passed away.
31-March-1977	N. K. Mukarji was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1980
31-March-1980	Nirmal Mukherjee, the last Indian Civil Service Officer, retired from service as Cabinet Secretary.
31-March-1986	Bombay Telephone Nigam renamed as Mahanagar Telephone Nigam.
31-March-1990	Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous).
31-March-1992	Delhi beat Tamil Nadu in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
31-March-1992	Madhav Sinh Solanki, External Affairs minister, resigns on Bofors letter issue.
31-March-1992	The PM to look after foreign affairs.
31-March-1992	The new five-year Export-Import policy relaxes restrictions.
31-March-1993	J.N. Dixit, Foreign Secretary, visits Myanmar and signs agreements on trade, control of drug trafficking and separatist movements along the borders.
31-March-1993	Kidnapped cardiac surgeon Dr. Abdul Ahad Guroo killed in Srinagar.
31-March-1993	Major changes in exim policy announced.
31-March-1994	Argentina President Carlos Menem visits India.
31-March-1994	U.R. Rao, retiring ISRO Chairman, announces agreement with Russia for supplying 7 cryogenic engines.
31-March-1994	The Supreme Court orders closure of 11 industrial units around Taj Mahal.
31-March-1995	Bombay beat Punjab in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
31-March-1996	Karnataka defeat Tamil Nadu in first innings to win Ranji Trophy.
31-March-1997	Forex reserves touch a record $ 22.36 billions.
31-March-1997	Lakhubhai Pathak, prominent NRI businessman who had accused Narasimha Rao of cheating $ 100,000, died in London.
31-March-1997	The Bombay Stock Exchange crashes by 300 points.
31-March-1998	T. N. Mishra became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 04/01/99).
31-March-1999	The PIO card, conferring privileges on persons of Indian origin settled abroad, is formally launched.