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Historical Event on 3/31/1993
J.N. Dixit, Foreign Secretary, visits Myanmar and signs agreements on trade, control of drug trafficking and separatist movements along the borders.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1854 | The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855. |
| 4/18/1914 | Jamshedji R. Patel, cricket Test Umpire for 9 tests from 1948-59, was born in Mumbai. |
| 12/12/1930 | Babu Genu sacrificed his life to stage the boycott of foreign goods. |
| 12/26/1999 | Shankar Dayal Sharma (81), former President of India, died in New Delhi. |
| 5/14/1982 | All India Radio renamed as 'Akashwani' but it's Urdu service yet announces that it's All India Radio. |
| 8/4/1935 | Government of India got the Royal Assent Act 1935. |
| 5/20/1850 | Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, father of modern story writing in Marathi, was born. |
| 7/9/1995 | 17 Indian mountaineers peaked Jogambha in the Garhwal Himalayas. |
| 4/12/1976 | India set 403 to win against the West Indies. |
| 6/19/1990 | 13 Sri Lankan Tamils, including EPRLF Secretary General Padmanabha, were shot dead in Madras reportedly by LTTE men. |
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