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Historical Event on 5/31/1994

Pandit Samtaprasad, famous Tabla player, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/3/1983U.S. Census reports world population at 4.72 billion. China has 1.05 billion and India 731 million.
6/28/1972Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis died. He was the first founder of Indian statistical Institute to receive world recognition. In 1958, he started his national sample surveys. A Sample survey means assessing a situation by studying a part of it which would represent the whole, some of his proposals were included in the second five year paln. His original work made him elected as fellow of the Royal society in 1945.
12/13/1994Vishwanath Annappa Tatyasaheb Kore, Padmashri awardee, passed away.
6/23/1985Air India Jumbo Jet Boeing 747 'Kanishka' which was travelling to Mumbai from Montreal crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after explosion near Ireland. 329 people on board died.
9/8/1997English chosen as the official language of Dravidian University which was set up at Kuppam (Andhra Pradesh) jointly by the southern states.
7/1/1964Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established.
1/15/1948Gandhiji hails Indian Cabinet's decision to release Pakistan dues of Rs. 550 million. Fast continues for establishment of communal peace.
7/2/1941Muhammad Baqa Jilani, one Test for India, 0-55, died at the age of 29.
12/5/1992Monisha, actress and winner of the 1987 'Urvasi' award for the Malayalam film 'Nakhakshathangal' died at a young age of 21 years.
5/22/1992India launches its 'Agni' rocket.