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Historical Event on 5/20/1776
Malharrao Holkar, founder of Indoor, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/20/1988 | Shiv Charan Mathur sworn in as CM of Rajasthan. |
| 9/17/1997 | Advance railway reservation period extended from 30 to 60 days w.e.f. February 01, 1998. |
| 4/10/1996 | Delhi High Court bans the import of toxic waste in India. |
| 7/2/1999 | Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a 'fast' to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP). |
| 10/20/1962 | China mounted a massive attacked in N.E.E.F.A. and Ladakh borders. Chinese army pushed Indians back. The real test of IAF airlift capability came when open warfare erupted on the Sino-lndian border, while operating to the tricky helipads in the mountains, including the operation of C-119Gs from airstrips 17,000 ft (5180m) above sea level in the Karakoram Himalayas, and the air-lifting by An-12Bs of two troops of AMX-13 light tanks to Chushul in Ladakh, where the small airstrip was 15,000 ft (4570m) above sea level. |
| 2/14/1901 | King Edward VII open's his first parliament. |
| 7/2/1938 | Chandra K. N. Patel was born at Baramati near Pune. In 1974, he was the youngest scientist to be elected to the US National Academy of Sciences. Besides, he is the recipient of the Ballantine Medal, The Worykin Award and The lamme Medal. Chandra K. N. Patel is the Executive Director of one of the divisions of the AT&T Bell Laboratories, USA. |
| 10/2/2000 | Mukesh Kumar, India hockey player, retires from international hockey. |
| 4/14/1941 | Julie Christie, actress (Dr Zhivago), was born in Assam, India. |
| 9/29/1708 | British East India Company and New East India company merged. |
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