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Historical Event on 3/31/1990

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous).

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/12/1987Britain's HMS Hermes becomes Indian Navy's second aircraft carrier named INS Viraat.
4/20/1989Launching of IRBM `Agni' fails.
4/24/1996SC holds that bank managers acting beyond their authority in allowing overdrafts and passing cheques would be amounted to committing misconduct.
9/7/1965U.S. suspends military aid to India and Pakistan.
6/6/1997U.S. Congress honours Mother Teresa with a gold medal.
5/27/1991Justice J.S. Verma of the Supreme Court appointed to probe into Rajiv Gandhi murder case.
5/1/1948Baroda State merged into Bombay Province.
6/8/1915Geeta Rahasya', written by Lokmanya Tilak, published.
9/20/1932Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables.
3/5/1992Sunder, comedy actor, passed away.