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Historical Event on 7/31/1980
Muhammad Rafi, famous playback singer, died at the age of 40.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/16/1942 | The third IAF unit to operate the Lysander was No.4 Squadron, formed with four aircraft on 16 February 1942. This squadron was to continue to operate the Westland aircraft until it too was re-equipped with the Hurricane in June 1943. |
| 10/10/1970 | Union Government ruled out judicial probe into the death of the late PM Lal Bahadur Shastri. |
| 12/16/1924 | Nissim Ezekiel, educationist and author, was born. |
| 10/16/1788 | Maratha's crowned Shahaalam as king of Delhi. |
| 2/5/1981 | Kuda Bux, great Indian mystic (I'd Like to See), passed away at 75. |
| 1/11/1960 | Pakistan and India agree on disputed boundary between Punjab and W. at Pakistan. |
| 5/15/1949 | Matsya Union formally merged with Greater Rajasthan. |
| 1/27/1972 | V. S. Sarvate (Tatya Saheb), great revolutionary writer, passed away. |
| 6/14/1985 | M.C. Sharma was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 10-12-1985. |
| 10/27/1987 | Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47.72, 1st-class avg 71), died. |
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