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Historical Event on 1/31/1941
Second Lieutenant Premindra Singh Bhagat of the Bombay Sappers showed an act of unparalleled bravery and inspiring leadership when commanding a detachment of 21 Field company of the Bombay Sappers on the road to Gondar, in Abyssinia. Hence, The Victoria Cross (VC) was bestowed upon him and he became the first Indian Commissioned Officer receipeant of The Victoria Cross (VC).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/26/1999 | 14 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection. |
| 12/8/1930 | British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists. |
| 10/19/1929 | Balbir Singh, India field hockey player (Olympic gold 1948-56), was born. |
| 11/27/1976 | Gajanan Tryambak Madkholkar, famous journalist, novelist and critic, passed away. |
| 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. |
| 5/23/1895 | Shivprasad Sitar-E-Hind passed away. |
| 9/1/1893 | Kashinath Tryambak Telang, first Maharashtrian Chief Justice of Mumbai High Court, died. |
| 8/10/1942 | Manju Bala Patil was shot on the road at Mumbai by the British Police. |
| 11/25/1990 | R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, passed away. |
| 8/3/1967 | Rasiklal Das, great revolutionary, died. |
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