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Historical Event on 5/31/1968

F.V. Arul became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 06/05/71).

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6/15/1949Uloor S. Parmeswara Iyer, famous poet, writer, editor and literature, died. He was 72.
6/13/1965Maninder Singh Harbansingh Billa, cricketer (Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93), was born in Pune.
10/27/1937Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of 'Kirana Gharana', died.
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10/24/2000Delhi High Court admitted the appeal of former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao against the lower court judgement in the JMM MPs' bribery case.
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