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Historical Event on 12/31/1929
At the Lahore session, under the Presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Congress adopted a resolution of 'Poorna Swaraj' (Complete Independence), the slogan given by Gandhiji. The tricolour flag of freedom was unfurled and 26th January 1930 was decided to be celebrated as Independence day every year. This session led to Civil Disobedience Movement, Dandi March to break the Salt Law, etc.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/12/1873 | Kumaran Asan, famous Malyalam poet and social reformer, was born at Kayikkara, Kerala. |
| 4/12/1873 | Genghis Khan, Monghol conqueror, passed away. |
| 10/31/1885 | St. Stephen's Hospital was opened. It was the first hospital for women and children at Delhi. |
| 3/16/1993 | Central government introduces pension scheme for 170 million EPF subscribers. |
| 5/6/1861 | Motilal Gangadhar Nehru, great Indian lawyer, political leader and social reformer, was born at Agra. |
| 8/16/1923 | Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born. |
| 1/29/1996 | S.R. Bommai was replaced by Laloo Prasad Yadav as Janata Dal president. |
| 8/25/1888 | Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, was born. |
| 7/21/1962 | Passenger Train and Freight Train collided near Dumraon killing 69 persons. |
| 6/6/1982 | Devraj Ars, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away. |
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