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Historical Event on 5/31/1997

Fourth National Games opened at Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/18/1972Tiger was adopted as India's 'National Animal'
10/31/1984Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as Prime Minister of India by Gyani Zail Singh, President of India, at New Delhi. He held this office till December 1, 1989.
6/30/1997Joginder Singh, CBI Director, was given marching orders bringing his 11-month-old controversial tenure to sudden end. R. C. Sharma, Special Director, took over.
5/1/1947Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle.
1/24/1980J.S. Bawa became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 28/02/85).
10/3/1988Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh after 30 months of being held captive.
9/5/1997CBI chargesheets former Railway Minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief for possessing assets disproportionate to his income.
1/6/1942Four of the flight's six aircraft were promptly lost to Japanese bombing and No. 4 Flight gave place in Moulmein to No. 3 Flight which had meanwhile re-equipped with four ex-RAF Blenheim ls. B-314 completed first commercial flight around the world.
3/15/1996Kashmiri militants and Central govt. hold talks on ending violence and to initiate the democratic process in J&K.
3/31/1994U.R. Rao, retiring ISRO Chairman, announces agreement with Russia for supplying 7 cryogenic engines.