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Historical Event on 1/31/1997
Government raises quantity of gold that can be brought into the country by non-residents to 10 kg. (from the existing 5).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/1/1891 | Sampurnanand, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born. |
| 3/31/1663 | Mir Jumla, Mughal Commander, passed away in Bihar. |
| 11/1/1961 | First passenger Plane flight AVRO HS748. |
| 6/24/1969 | Ted Hecht, actor (Time to Kill, Song of India, Gangster), passed away. |
| 5/7/1907 | The First Electric Tramway service commenced in Bombay (Mumbai). This service was inaugurated by Municipality Chairman Vallabhdas Thakersey and Municipal Commissioner Sheppard at 5.30 p.m. This tram was well decorated and destined from Municipal Office upto Crawford Market. |
| 1/22/1858 | Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was sentenced to death. |
| 9/19/1990 | Rajeev Goswami, a student of Delhi University, attempts to self immolate himself in protest against the implementation of Mandal Commission Report. |
| 12/13/1999 | The Railways announces concessions for senior citizens, students upto Class X and the poor. |
| 2/3/1977 | Government relaxes rules of Emergency to permit normal political activity and electioneering. |
| 1/15/1993 | PM asks for judicial probe into Bombay riots, sanctions Rs. 1 crore aid for victims. |
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