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Historical Event on 12/31/1965

Sivaramakrishan Laxman, right-hand batsman and leg break bowler, was born in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/25/1997Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) retired from the post of 9th President.
3/31/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous).
5/31/1891Buddhagaya Mahabodhi Society, an organization to encourage Buddhist studies in India and abroad, was established by a Buddhist monk Anagarika Dharmapala.
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
10/15/1997Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things'
9/14/1933Gandhi declares one-year moratorium on civil disobedience in India.
4/6/1990Bhalchandra Tryambak Randive, senior Marxist leader and founder President of WTU, died.
10/21/1934Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan and his friends established the 'Congress Socialist Party' and Acharya Narendra Dev was its President and JP was its Gen. Secretary.
11/25/1977John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79).
5/29/1936Gandhi's eldest son creates a controversy as he converts to the Muslim faith.
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