What Happened Today In History?
Find out what happened on 31st May in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred on 31st May.
Famous Birthdays in History on this day:
- Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna (born May 31, 1943), popularly known as Krishna, is an Indian film actor, director and producer known for his works in Telugu Cinema. Having acted in more than 350 movies, Krishna collaborated with several ace directors of the Telugu film industry like Adurthi Subba Rao.
- Vir Das (born 31 May 1979) is a well-known Indian comedian and actor. Vir Saran Das was born in Dehradun and has lived in Africa and studied in Indian Language School in Lagos, Nigeria, Shimla and Delhi. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree from Knox College, Illinois in Economics & Theatre with a concentration in performance.
- Devi Shri Ahilya Bai Sahib Holkar (31 May 1725 – 13 August 1795) (ruled 11 December 1767 – 13 August 1795), was the Holkar Maharani of the Malwa kingdom, India. She is honored as Punyashloka (पुण्यश्लोक) as her social work is still hailed as ideal. She is often compared with Catherine II of Russia, Elizabeth I of England, Margaret I of Denmark.
Death anniversaries on 31st May:
- Kamala Suraiyya (b. Kamala Madhavikutty) (31 March 1934 – 31 May 2009) was a major Indian English poet and littérateur and at the same time a leading Malayalam author from Kerala, India.
- Amiya Charan Banerjee (23 January 1891 – 31 May 1968) was an Indian mathematician. His father Gyan Chandra Banerjee was a meritorious student of Presidency College and was a class mate of Narendranath Dutta (later Swami Vivekananda) when they studied law.
Notable Events:
- 1891-Buddhagaya Mahabodhi Society, an organization to encourage Buddhist studies in India and abroad, was established by a Buddhist monk Anagarika Dharmapala.
- 1947-Gandhiji declares that peace must precede partition, and he would not be party to India’s vivisection.
- 1968-F.V. Arul became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 06/05/71).
- 1987-Daman and Diu to remain as union territories after Goa becomes the 25th state of India.
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