31st Oct – What Happened Today In History?

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Today In History?

Find out what happened on the 31st of October 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 occur 31st of October

Sardar Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950) was an Indian barrister and statesman, one of the leaders of the Indian National Congress and one of the founding fathers of India.

Dharmesh Yelande popularly known in the dance world as Dharmesh Sir(born 31 Oct) is an Indian dancer and choreographer. He is mainly known for participating in shows like Dance India Dance (season 2), Dance India Dance Li’l Masters, and Dance Ke Superstars all of which aired on Zee TV.

Samvrutha Sunil (also known as Samvritha; born October 31, 1986) is a South Indian actress from Kerala, predominantly appearing in Malayalam films. She was introduced to the film industry through the Malayalam film Rasikan directed by Lal Jose.

Oommen Chandy (born October 31, 1943 in Puthuppally, Travancore, Indian Empire) is an Indian politician and the current Chief Minister of Kerala. He has held the Chief Minister of Kerala position earlier from 2004 to 2006, and was the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011.

Anupama Chopra (born February 23, 1967) is an author, journalist and film critic. She has written several books on Indian cinema and has been a movie reviewer with NDTV and India Today. She is the film critic for the Hindustan Times.

Death Anniversaries on 31st of October

Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati (Born:12 February 1824 – Died:30 October 1883. ) was an important Hindu religious scholar, reformer, and founder of the Arya Samaj, a Hindu reform movement.

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms (1966–77) and a fourth term (1980–84).

Porayathu Leela (1934–2005) better known as P. Leela was a popular Indian playback singer. She was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2006. Porayathu Leela was born in 1934, in Chittur, Palakkad, Kerala to V.K. Kunjanmenon and Porayath Meenakshi Amma.

Norman Gilbert Pritchard (also known as Norman Trevor) (June 23, 1877 – October 31, 1929) was an athlete from India who went on to star in Hollywood and Broadway. He was of British descent and moved to England permanently in 1905.

Raj Chandra Bose (19 June 1901 – 31 October 1987) was an Indian American mathematician and statistician best known for his work in design theory and the theory of error-correcting codes in which the class of BCH codes is partly named after him.