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Historical Event on 5/31/1928

Pankaj Khirod Roy, cricketer (Indian opener, 413 partnership w/Vinoo Mankad), was born in Calcutta. He was the recipient of Padmashree (1975).

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/6/2000Richa Mishra creates a national record in the women's 400m individual medley in 5.15.28sec in the 55th Senior National Aquatic championship in Calcutta.
10/14/1919Raghu Karmkar, famous cinephotographer, was born.
2/11/1989Pandit Narendra Sharma passed away.
5/7/1996Third and final phase of polling begins for 185 LS constituencies and 154 assembly constituencies; 55 to 60\% turnout was witnessed and there was widespread violence in Bihar.
2/25/1909Gandhiji arrested at Volksrust; sentenced to 3 months.
7/20/1969Varahagiri Venkatagiri retired from the post of President.
6/3/1998The naval version of the surface-to-air missile, Trishul, is test-fired in Kochi.
6/3/1977K. Brahmananda Reddi elected President of the Indian National Congress.
5/24/1992D. R. Bhagwat, veteran journalist, passed away.
10/29/1930Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is sent back to prison for two yearrs following a speech he made at Allahabad the day after his release from jail.