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Historical Event on 5/31/1997

Fourth National Games opened at Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/14/1968Pravin Kalyan Amre, cricketer (Indian batsman, century on Test debut 1992), was born in Bombay.
10/4/1993PM surveys the quake-hit villages and sanctioned Rs. 50 crore.
8/1/1920Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy surrendering ""Kaisar-E-Hind"" Medal, ""Zulu War"" Medal and ""Boer War"" Medal and launched the All India Non-Violent Non-Coperation Movement.
11/6/1930First Round Table Conference held at London.
12/14/1998The Supreme Court allows Karnataka to begin skeletal work on erection of 26 crest gates at the Almatti dam on the Krishna at ''its own risk and cost'', but directs it not to raise the dam height beyond the present 509 metres.
8/2/198432 people died in a bomb explosion at Meenambakkam Airport.
9/30/1999Hindi writer Prof. Prem Shankar and Tamil scholar Ashokamitran selected for K.K. Birla Foundation Fellowships in comparative Indian literature.
1/31/1983The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah.
8/28/1976Second World Hindi Conference held in Mauritius.
1/23/1920Air transportation began in India by two Royal Air Force planes between Karachi and Bombay, and Air Mail service started.