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Historical Event on 3/31/1986
Bombay Telephone Nigam renamed as Mahanagar Telephone Nigam.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/31/1891 | Buddhagaya Mahabodhi Society, an organization to encourage Buddhist studies in India and abroad, was established by a Buddhist monk Anagarika Dharmapala. |
| 9/15/1860 | M. Visveswarayya, maker of modern Karnataka, was born. He was a notable engineer too. |
| 1/24/1966 | Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government. |
| 3/20/1965 | Venkataraghavan takes 8-72 vs New Zealand at Delhi. |
| 3/20/1965 | Muhammad of Bin Quasim (Kasim), Arabs, attacked on Sindh and captured it. Muhammad defeated and killed King Dahir, Hindu king, at Rawar. |
| 1/14/1851 | Peshwa Bajirao Raghunath, last Peshwa of Marathas, passed away at Brahmawart. |
| 1/16/1941 | Ashok Vajpai, veteran critic and Hindi poet, was born. |
| 12/13/1955 | India and the USSR affirm the Panchsheel. |
| 12/13/1955 | Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India, was born. |
| 9/19/2000 | Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal. |
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