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Historical Event on 1/31/1969

Saint Meherbaba passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1913Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir George Sydneham Clerk.
1/6/1999Shiv Sena activists dug up the Kotla pitch in Delhi with a view to prevent the Indo-Pakistan first Test which was to commence from Jan. 28.
6/22/1993JPC draft report raps B. Shankaranand and censures Manmohan Singh.
2/2/1814Calcutta Museum was established. It was a part of the Asiatic Society at a suggestion of a Danish surgeon Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, who was its first Director also.
2/1/1910Jahangir Mohammed Khan, cricketer (father of Majid, Indian player 1932-36), was born in Jallundar.
4/27/1942Gandhi condemns stationing of U.S. troops in India.
4/1/1986Delhi beat Haryana by innings and 141 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
7/31/1933Gandhiji was arrested from Sabarmati Ashram and imprisoned without trial.
8/9/1942The Congress at its Bombay session passed the famous Quit India resolution, calling for mass struggle on non-violent lines on the widest possible scale, under the leadership of Gandhiji. He stressed that ""We shall either free India or die in the attempt; We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery""; popularly known as ""Do or Die"". But before the Congress could start the movement, the government arrested all the major leaders and the Congress was declared illegal. Spontaneous popular revolts broke out with the battle cry of 'British Quit India'.
2/1/1917Samar Roy, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1961-70, was born in Bengal.