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Historical Event on 7/31/1952

Bela Mitra, commander of ""Nari Vahini"" and activist of ""Azad Hind Fauj"", passed away. She also worked as partition refugee.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/18/1615Thomas Roe presented himself at Jahangir's court in Ajmer. He left India on February 17, 1618.
10/10/2000The world's first elected woman Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike died of heart attack in Colombo.
12/24/1998A.B.Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces increased cash awards for Asian Games medallists.
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.
7/31/1991Air Chief Marshal Nirmal Chandra Suri PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1993.
8/17/1996CBI seizes another Rs. 65 lakhs from Sukh Ram's residence.
5/2/1954Ceylon Asian conference ends with plea for peace in Indo-China, end of atomic tests and condemnation of colonialism.
11/16/1988India gives full recognition to the state of Palestine.
2/23/1962The Cholera Research Centre was established at Calcutta (renamed as the National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases in 1979).
8/4/1997Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo).