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Historical Event on 1/31/1941
Second Lieutenant Premindra Singh Bhagat of the Bombay Sappers showed an act of unparalleled bravery and inspiring leadership when commanding a detachment of 21 Field company of the Bombay Sappers on the road to Gondar, in Abyssinia. Hence, The Victoria Cross (VC) was bestowed upon him and he became the first Indian Commissioned Officer receipeant of The Victoria Cross (VC).
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| 6/3/1844 | Balkrishna Bhatt, essay writer, critic and journalist in Hindi, was born. |
| 2/3/1928 | Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival. |
| 2/11/1979 | Shankarrao Narayanrao Mohite Patil `Sahakari Maharshi' passed away. |
| 12/15/1950 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, first deputy Prime Minister of independent India also known as the 'Iron Man' and Bharat Ratna awardee, died. |
| 9/28/1924 | In penance for riots, Gandhi, on hunger strike in Delhi, proclaimed he would break his fast only at death. |
| 8/11/1997 | 135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh. |
| 9/28/1940 | Pundit Sunder Lal Sharma, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away. He was also known as ""The Chhattisgarh Gandhi"". |
| 3/1/1914 | Minto Gilbert Jhon Alieat, former viceroy of India, passed away. |
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