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Historical Event on 2/20/1987

Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh becomes the 23rd and 24th states of Indian Union.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/13/1995Devyani Chaubal, film journalist, passed away.
3/17/1999GM Dibyendu Barua and IWM S. Vijayalakshmi (both India) won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Asian Zonal chess championship in Mumbai.
8/13/1954Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully.
6/7/1965Ashutosh Kali, great revolutionary, passed away.
7/6/1917Bhandarkar Prachyavidya Sanshodhak Mandir' was established.
9/28/1827A few mountain battery trains flourished and kept the Indian component alive as part of the Royal artillery. Recently, it has been established that 8 Company Bombay Artillery survived axing and is now 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery. This day is now celebrated as the Raising Day of the Regiment of Artillery.
12/4/1992RBI devalues Rupee by 1.18% against the US dollar. India emerges overall champions with 10 golds; 8 silver and 14 bronzes in the 4th Asian Junior Athletic meet in New Delhi.
11/28/1999Senior Awami League leader Mohammed Anwar Sheikh is killed and his wife and daughter-in-law are seriously injured in a militant attack on his house in Kashmir.
6/20/1987Dr. Salim Ali, internationally renowned expert of birds, died at Bombay.
5/1/1994Political party Shiromani Akali Dal was established.