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Historical Event on 12/31/1943

Ben Kingsley Scarborough, English actor (Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice), was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/20/1998The Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds the conviction of former Punjab DGP K.P.S. Gill for outraging the modesty of an IAS officer Mrs. Rupan Deol Bajaj.
7/18/1992Kanandevi, famous Bengali actress, passed away.
1/26/1882Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta.
10/31/1895Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, cricketer (India's 1st Test capt), born at Nagpur.
10/16/1999Geet Sethi bagged the Fred Davis award as the "Billiards Player of the Year 1998-99'
4/7/1938Kashiram Chhabildas Rana was born in Surat (Gujarat).
7/9/1969India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus).
8/15/1925Sadashiv Pandurang Jantre, great freedom fighter and social worker, was born .
8/9/1969Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'.
6/2/1965The second of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (Ganges R India).