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Historical Event on 3/31/1977
N. K. Mukarji was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1980.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/7/1975 | Indian Supreme Court validates election of Indira Gandhi at New Delhi. |
| 8/1/1920 | Under the leadership of Gandhi, the non-cooperation movement was launched against Lord Chelmsford. ""Firmness in truth,"" was his strategy of noncooperation and non-violence against India's Christian British rulers. Later, he resolved to wear only 'dhoti' to preserve homespun cotton and simplicity, followed with grassroots agitation. This began with renunciation of honorary titles like 'Sir' given by the British. Thereafter, it was followed by the boycott of legislatures, elections and other Government works. Foreign clothes were burnt and Khadi became a symbol of freedom. The movement was a great success despite firing and arrests. By the end of 1921, all important national leaders, except Gandhi, were in jail, along with 3000 others. However, in February 1922, at Chaurichaura, Uttar Pradesh, violence erupted and Gandhi called off the movement. He was imprisoned and the movement was over. |
| 10/5/1957 | Nehru becomes the first recipient of the key of Hiroshima Peace City. |
| 11/24/1930 | Chandrakant Trimbak Patankar, cricketer ( wicket keeper in one Test India vs NZ 1955-56), was born in Pen, Maharashtra. |
| 4/16/1997 | G. Kishenchand, former Indian Test cricketer, died. |
| 3/11/1990 | Darbarsingh, former Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away. |
| 12/10/1905 | Robert Koch received the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on Tuberculosis. |
| 7/4/1933 | Mahatma Gandhi sentenced to one year imprisonment. |
| 12/31/1861 | Cherrapunji in Assam received rainfall of 22,990 mm in 1861. This was a world record in itself as no other country or place had received rains to such an extent. |
| 7/25/1992 | R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President. |
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