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Historical Event on 1/31/2000

All seven accused in the Jain hawala case discharged.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1947Paramveer Chakra, Mahaveer Chakra, Veer Chakra instituted as 'Awards for Gallantry'.
8/14/1987Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (1890-1988), Frontier Gandhi. He is the first non-Indian to receive this honour.
6/15/1986K. K. Tarapore, cricketer (Test for India 1948), was killed in a motor-scooter accident.
9/12/1905Anglo-Japanese treaty provides for Japan to help safeguard India at London.
7/17/1996Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.
9/29/1994Gulf nations suspend Indian flights on account of plague epidemic.
6/26/1888Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, was born.
10/13/1971Hitesh Modi, cricketer (Kenyan left-handed batsman 1996 World Cup), was born.
4/2/2000Guru Granth Sahib is a juristic person and can hold property, says the apex court in a judgment of ''far-reaching consequences and great significance''.
5/28/1923Nandamuri Tarak Ramarao, film star, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and founder of Telgu Desam Party, was born. He has acted in many films including 'Patal Bhairavi'.