Today In Indian History:
Historical Events on August 31.
● 1897 – Thomas Edison patented the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
● 1920 – Khilafat movement started in India. It was a pan-Islamist political protest campaign launched by Muslims of British India.
● 1936 – Radio Prague, the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, went on the air.
● 1947 – Indian Standard Time (IST) was decided. Indian Standard Time is calculated based on 82.5°E longitude in the city of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. Which is situated approximately on the corresponding longitude reference line.
● 1956 – The then President of India Rajendra Prasad approved the State Reorganization Bill.
● 1957 – The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gained its independence from the United Kingdom.
● 1962 – Trinidad and Tobago became independent.
● 1968 – Successfully launched two-stage rounding rocket Rohini-MSV-1 in India.
● 1970 – Memorial of Swami Vivekananda was inaugurated by contemporaneous President of India V.V. Giri at Kanyakumari.
● 1971 – David Scott became the seventh person to walk on the Moon.
● 1983 – India’s satellite INSAT-1B is launched from the US space shuttle Challenger.
● 1996 – Pandurang Shastri Athavale was honored with Raman Magsaysay Award.
● 2008 – Government of India settled Amarnath land dispute.
Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on August 31.
● 1569 – Jahangir, 4th Mughal Emperor.
● 1870 – Maria Montessori, an Italian physician, and educator.
● 1888 – Kanailal Dutta, Indian revolutionary freedom fighter.
● 1907 – Ramon Magsaysay, Pilipino captain, engineer, and politician. 7th president of Philipines.
● 1919 – Amrita Pritam, Indian author, poet, and essay writer.
● 1940 – Shivaji Samant, Indian author. Famous for his novel “Mrutyunjay” based on Mahabharata.
● 1942 – Bubu Imam, Indian environmental activist.
● 1969 – Javagal Shrinath, Indian Cricketer.
● 1987 – Kavin Bharati Mittal, Indian entrepreneur. Founder and CEO of Hike Messenger, the world’s sixth-largest mobile messaging application.
Death Anniversaries of famous people on August 31.
● 1422 – Henry V of England.
● 1995 – Sardar Biyant Singh, Former Chief Minister of Punjab, India.
● 1997 – Princess Dianna, Princess of Wales.
● 2002 – Martin D Kamen, Canadian physicist. He discovered the Carbon-14 element, which allows biologists to look inside the chemistry of living cells.
● 2012 – Kashiram Rana, Indian lawyer and politician.
● 2014 – Bapu, Indian film director, and screenwriter.
● 2014 – Jimi Jamison, a Pop singer from Mississippi.
● 2020 – Pranab Mukharjee, Indian politician, 13th President of India.
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31-August-1569
Mirza Nur-ud-din Beig Mohammad Khan Salim aka Salim Mirza Jahangir, fourth Mughal Emperor and son of Akbar, was born at Fetehpur Sikri.
31-August-1751
Robert Clive, Britisher, at the age of 26 seizes Arcot in modern Tamil Nadu. He also checked the French advance in South India.
31-August-1870
Dr. Maria Montessori, great teacher, social worker and educationist, was born in Italy.
31-August-1914
Anil Kumar Chakravati, journalist, was born at Kusthia.
31-August-1919
Amrita Pritam, Punjabi poet, novelist and Gyanpeeth award winner, was born.
31-August-1925
Raut Benudhar, great poet and Hindi writer, was born at Kenojhar in Orissa.
31-August-1928
Nehru report published in India; demands dominion status in British Empire.
31-August-1947
Nehru visits the riot-affected Punjab with Liaqat Ali and Sardar Patel.
31-August-1956
The President of India gave his consent to the States Reorganistion Bill.
31-August-1967
Satyajit Ray receives the Ramon Magsaysay Award.
31-August-1968
Rohini MSV-I, the first Indian-made two-stage sounding rocket, successfully launched from Thumba.
31-August-1969
Javagal Srinath, cricketer (Indian right-arm pace bowler since 1991), was born in Mysore.
31-August-1978
Air Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar PVSM, MVC, retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
31-August-1979
