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Historical Event on 1/31/1997
INS Vikrant, Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier, de-commissioned.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/10/1979 | Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace prize. |
| 6/19/1747 | Nadirshaha passed away. |
| 8/21/1978 | Vinoo Mankad, cricketer, died. He played 44 tests for India and had 2109 runs and took 162 wickets. |
| 5/9/1992 | Madhu Sapre, Miss India, is crowned the second runner-up at the Miss Universe beauty pageant. |
| 3/22/1961 | Jual Teria Dilga Oram was born in Kendudihi, Distt. Sundargarh (Orissa). |
| 1/16/1985 | Balram Jakhar elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha. |
| 3/10/1993 | The 12-day-old caretaker ministry in Tripura led by Samir Ranjan Burman resigns. |
| 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. |
| 12/12/2000 | J.H. Patel, (71), senior Janata Dal (U) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister, died in Bangalore. |
| 1/21/1961 | Queen of Britain, Elizabeth II, and her husband Duke of Edinburgh visited New Delhi. |
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